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2Apr/100

Stupid Things Big Companies Do – Lysol

I watched CBC Marketplace this week and this story really pissed me off. You've probably noticed before that when companies can't get recognized by prestigious organizations, they'll sometimes make up their own organization that is nothing more than words on paper. For a prime example of this kind of reprehensible corporate behaviour check out this mom's blog: http://thesupermom.com/lysol-busted-for-misleading-advertisements

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2Apr/100

Stupid Things Big Companies Do – SONY

I own a PS3. When I bought it, it came with a feature to install another operating system on it. I installed Ubuntu just for fun.

Well, Sony has decided this is a security risk so they've released version 3.21 of the Sony firmware. Now here's the predicament they've put me in:

  • If I want to continue playing online games and a bunch of other stuff, I have to upgrade to this firmware.
  • To upgrade I have to uninstall Ubuntu.
  • To uninstall Ubuntu I have to FORMAT the PS3 drive.
  • Before formatting I want to save my game trophies and backup the data on the drive.
  • Well, in their infinite wisdom, Sony has made it impossible to backup my game trophies without installing the firmware update FIRST.
  • See the problem with the logic here? Well if you do, you're obviously smarter than the entire technical staff at Sony! Give yourself a pat on the back!

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