Sony Pictures CEO: Nothing Good Has Come From The Internet

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Soundwave said:

Well you can't really blame Sony for being a little bitter.

They love their physical, disc-based media, and had a huge stake in the music industry which has taken a tumble. Movies and games get pirated. In a lot of ways I think Sony does wish that they could turn the clock back the 1990s. 

To be honest, I sometimes do think the world would be better off without the internet. Mass explosion of porn (not that I'm a prude, but I do sometimes shudder at what 8 or 9 year old kids might be viewing on the internet), rise of insipid gossip sites like TMZ, spread of virus' that attack your computer, internet addiction, death of newspapers, etc. etc. etc.

 

They were in position to reap massive profits from the internet turning their music and movie business into an extremely profitable unit by vertically integrating all aspects of the music industry, from content creation to delivery by using a DD outlet ala iTunes Store. They screwed it themselves tho by trying to impose their propietary standards on the market using the strength of the Walkman brand and the leverage provided by their content creating units.

Don't blame the internet for Sony's own wrongdoings...

Ah, before you go ballistic know I'm quoting Stringer on that.