Original URL: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/11/17/sony_usb_offer/
Sony in USB lead porn punt shocker
Hey babe, try plugging this in...
Posted in Bootnotes, 17th November 2005 11:10 GMT
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Pity if you will poor old Sony. First they get themselves into all sorts of trouble with the rootkit DRM CDs fiasco [1], then incur the wrath of the e-tailing community by ramping up [2] wholesale kit prices for online stores, then, well, how can it get any worse?
Here's how: yesterday, anyone popping down to sonystyle.com [3] and typing "USB" into the search field was rewarded with the following tempting range of offers:
Sadly, this product is no longer available, having gone the way of the XCP CD. We're sure, though, that third-party web retailers would be delighted to stock this Xmas stocking-filler, assuming of course that the wholesale price is right. ®