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Sony UK Boss Calls the US a ‘Land of Cheap People’ to Justify PS3 Price
Playfuls ^ | 03/25/2007

Posted on 03/25/2007 7:47:23 PM PDT by JohnSheppard

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1 posted on 03/25/2007 7:47:26 PM PDT by JohnSheppard
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Boo Hoo to sony for their overpriced console.

It must really gall them to see Nintendo doing so well at a third the price.

A lot of people probably look at the PS3 and decide to wait for the price to come down and in the meantime buy a cheap PC and a Wii.
2 posted on 03/25/2007 7:50:22 PM PDT by Pox (Just say NO to RINO Rudy!)
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That kind of ttude lost the Brits their empire.


3 posted on 03/25/2007 7:52:12 PM PDT by DogBarkTree (The United States failure to act against Iran will be seen as weakness throughout the Muslim world.)
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Don't waste a $1 on this sony garbage.


4 posted on 03/25/2007 7:53:59 PM PDT by bicyclerepair (Living in Beautiful Ft. Lauderdale)
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A very perverse kind of snob appeal. "We charge you more because you're a better sort of people."

Cheeky, no?
5 posted on 03/25/2007 7:55:44 PM PDT by Lonesome in Massachussets (When I search out the massed wheeling circles of the stars, my feet no longer touch the earth)
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To: JohnSheppard; LibreOuMort
Sony UK managing director Ray Maguire calls America "a land of cheap people"

Sony won itself a place on my "Permanent Boycott" list for its arrogant overweening practices with regards to DRM. Nice to see they haven't changed.

I don't buy anything "Sony" anymore -- most recently that cost them a several hundred dollar digital camera purchase that went to a competitor.

5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY)

6 posted on 03/25/2007 7:56:51 PM PDT by sionnsar (?trad-anglican.faithweb.com?|Iran Azadi| 5yst3m 0wn3d - it's N0t Y0ur5 (SONY) | UN: Useless Nations)
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Socialist sheep mindset.


7 posted on 03/25/2007 7:57:09 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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If I manufactured an overpriced turd, I wouldn't expect anyone to pay dollar one for it either, SONY.


8 posted on 03/25/2007 7:58:21 PM PDT by domenad (In all things, in all ways, at all times, let honor guide me.)
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To: Pox

Wii rules. I'm not a hardline gameplayer but I enjoy bowling and billiards with family memebers on the Wii.


9 posted on 03/25/2007 7:58:36 PM PDT by BipolarBob (Yes I backed over the vampire, but I swear I didn't see it in my rear view mirror.)
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What a total a-hole. Take your PS3 and shove it where the sun don't shine !!!


10 posted on 03/25/2007 8:01:23 PM PDT by Obie Wan
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Yep, I'm one of those thousands of cheap Americans who bought my grandsons a Nintendo Wii last Christmas, which they have throughly enjoyed. Why pay twice as much for the Sony product when the younger set enjoys the Wii for a lot less? I'm sure these comments were also a slap at Walmart, because everyone knows they are to blame for the rise of the American bargain hunter.


11 posted on 03/25/2007 8:03:32 PM PDT by kittymyrib
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I've noticed that products in UK stores are priced at about the same number of British pounds as we pay for the product in U.S. dollars. Considering the exchange rate, that makes the same product about 63% more expensive. Aside from food, fuel and lodging, I limit my purchases to items that I can't get in the U.S. Welsh language books and music in particular.

The U.S. consumer tends to be a savvy shopper in a sea of competitive retailers. In general, the party with the lowest price earns the business. Patience is a virtue. No tax, free shipping and a big discount often comes at the expense a of delayed shipping date.

I'll pay a higher price only if it means I can gain a competitive advantage by having the item immediately.

12 posted on 03/25/2007 8:05:03 PM PDT by Myrddin
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And pity the poor Irish and places like Sweden.

This guy's making friends all over the place. I see it was his golden tongue that won him his high position!
13 posted on 03/25/2007 8:05:15 PM PDT by starbase (Understanding Written Propaganda (click "starbase" to learn 22 manipulating tricks!!))
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Maddox Agrees:
http://www.thebestpageintheuniverse.net/c.cgi?u=sony_bullshit
(Possibly NSFW Language)


14 posted on 03/25/2007 8:06:31 PM PDT by DrGunsforHands
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Sony used to be a great company, but they've been doing some pretty strange things.

That rootkit business was absolutely despicable. And then when it was discovered what they had done, they gave out a bogus solution to "remove" it that screwed up a lot of computers even worse than before.


15 posted on 03/25/2007 8:07:30 PM PDT by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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I don't really see why everyone is so upset. He's basically saying they charge more in the UK because they can. He's saying Americans are cheap...but what that really means is that Americans aren't stupid enough to pay over $800 for something because of the hype, where people in the UK will.


16 posted on 03/25/2007 8:10:01 PM PDT by Hildy (Too err is human, to moo...bovine.)
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Boo Hoo to sony for their overpriced console.

The UK pound is overpriced.

17 posted on 03/25/2007 8:10:30 PM PDT by Red Steel
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NO,what it means is Americans are CHEAP.Don't read more into it then it says huh sweetheart !!!


18 posted on 03/25/2007 8:13:33 PM PDT by Obie Wan
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The product isn't worth the price. What will he say when 600 dollar iPhones can't stay on the shelves? Will we still be cheap?


19 posted on 03/25/2007 8:15:56 PM PDT by Mr. Blonde (Like I always say, there's no "I" in team. There's a "me" though, if you jumble it up.)
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I've noticed that the Brits pay more than we do for gasoline, computers, printers, cameras and lenses, and ham radio equipment -- a lot more. I suppose that's the price you pay for the privilege of not being cheap.
20 posted on 03/25/2007 8:17:56 PM PDT by PUGACHEV
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