“for no apparent reason” oops then lets’go and see, - dead or dying batteries - dead or dying PS2’s /not too few, if you ask me :r / - DRM and other nasty things on media/movies - rootkits - “excellent” quality products from such a company these days that long ago proved that they COULD build quality products - and now the forced BluRay shit… if you ask me these are quite some reasons to make $ony look like an arrogant monopoly… And well, let’s not talk about their customer care and support. As those almost do not exist there these days. Yeah, you may be right and call M$ a company looking for $ only, and as said I have to agree with you regarding this. But then, that is still not an excuse for $ony as all their actions make people’s life harder and more expensive day by day… if you don’t belive what I am talking about then simply read the title of this news post again and see yourself what $ony give to people… yeah, they said prices will sink as soon as the war has been over… and what do I have to realize everyday since the war has been over ? Just the opposite of that… more expensive players, more expensive movies and whatever… tell me what is $ony’s real strategy then, except collecting more and more money. :c