They are a disgusting gutter company who cares naught for their reputation. I haven't knowingly purchased any Sony products (music, movies, games, hardware) since their behavior around 2005.
That was around the infamous rootkit scandal, right?
They also have some very annoying practices for their hardware. I borrowed a Sony digital camera from a relative for a roadtrip and the memory card broke down. To my dismay I realized I can't just put any old memory card in it, I have to put in a Sony one which costs 10x as much for 0 benefit.
Since then I also stopped buying any Sony products. I think they're just too big and too diversified to fail at this point. They don't have to care about their reputation at this point, the money just won't stop coming since they're so pervasive.
