I'm not actually that surprised by this story... I have commenced a personal Sony boycott for while, originally that's not genuinely my idea, but I first heard this from Rod Elliott, and I thought, What a great idea....
http://sound.westhost.com/
Sony's principles are directly opposite to everything I believe and if there is something that may be called an empire in the electronics business, it must be Sony
When I say empire, it's not in the positive comprehension of the word.....
-Harald