outlawauron on 25 May 2009
| Dodece said: This thread is a testament to the price any company will pay if they lose their credibility. Sony has lied so often, and been caught so often that nobody actually believes anything they actually say. I think everyone agrees that they place almost no stock in what Sony has to say about anything. With that being the case rumors and even hoaxes become the fact. The real tragedy isn't that more users are not outraged, but have come to accept being lied to as a totally acceptable business strategy. The thinking being that Sony can lie if it suits their purposes. That may be a piss poor justification for Sony, but as a consumer being manipulated there is simply no justification for defending the behavior. Other companies do not lie to their consumers. Admit it if Microsoft or Nintendo denied a slim model would we be so willing to discount a denial. The answer is no we would not, because these companies have more credibility. They do not go about lying to consumers, and even if a rumor is spot on they offer the canned response about not commenting about rumors. This is just a terribly sad commentary about this generation. That a consoles enthusiasts do not even trust the manufacturer of their console of choice. I for the sake of Sony and their customers hope that this is not another lie on their part. Sony needs to start getting some credibility, and that is not going to happen if they keep lying. That would be better for Sony and better for the customer. |
You act that this is something exclusive to Sony. This is practiced by just about every hardware manufacturer. Tech companies are always changing and evolving their products. They aren't going to alert everyone that the product on shelves now is going to be old news in 6 months.
