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Sony raised price of Whitney Houston album after news of her death
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article published on 13 February, 2012
Sony Music is facing intense criticism today after they were found to have raised the price of Whitney's Houston's greatest hits album right after the singer passed away.
Houston passed away on Saturday at the age of 48.
The record label raised the wholesale price of the album, called "The Ultimate Collection," at 7am EST on Sunday morning, just hours after her death, prompting iTunes ... [ read the full article ]
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14. February 2012 @ 11:43 |
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You know, they stopped 'making' kids take ethics back when I started college back in the early 80s. I'll be honest, I was dreading having to take it & got a 'warm fuzzy' when the word came down that it was no longer mandatory. What a mistake.
Now look at the shape of what 'we' have become. Everyone. This isn't a religious thing either. Morals are based on emotion & that is in turn based on a adjective know as character.
I'm talking about an upper level college course on the systematic means of making a right/wrong decision through the advanced systematic use of common sense. Literally, a virtual masters class on how to use common sense. And if you didn't have any, it gave you the flow chart to at least start somewhere.
The horror of these classes back in the day was that if you didn't pass it (despite your GPA) you didn't get your degree. That's the weight it carried. That's how much your degree meant too. Now, just like being a father, just about any butt reaming asshole can be one (college grad).
Tact, couth, decorum; it isn't just Sony lacking in these social graces here. I expect shock jocks & idiots like the Jackass crowd, South Park, some sit coms & now my animation studio, to do this kind of thing. But they've made a career of it & it's expected material. These fortune 500 companies are not.
Like their supposed products, they are held to a higher standard, yet they pay off lawyers, influence politicians & laws, build shoddy products, treat their customers poorly, etc...
I really am amazed at how these places stay in business.
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15. February 2012 @ 02:49 |
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Originally posted by SmaryJerry:
Not only did they they get advertising off of her death, they also got tons of free advertising over the price raise beacuse people think it's some kind of crime to do anything related to death. Good move.
you might want to consider a new user name.the one youve got is a bit of an oxymoron.not only was this not a smart move,it was just the opposite.but,looking at russels post,i suppose there is not much point arguing the point.it is,however,a sad commentary on our society if people regard this kind of behaviour as ok.
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15. February 2012 @ 11:48 |
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Originally posted by aldan:
Originally posted by SmaryJerry:
Not only did they they get advertising off of her death, they also got tons of free advertising over the price raise beacuse people think it's some kind of crime to do anything related to death. Good move.
you might want to consider a new user name.the one youve got is a bit of an oxymoron.not only was this not a smart move,it was just the opposite.but,looking at russels post,i suppose there is not much point arguing the point.it is,however,a sad commentary on our society if people regard this kind of behaviour as ok.
Part of me winced when I read your comments... I probably had it coming too, despite if you meant anything by it or not. What I mean is, I had a "if the shoe fit's" moment.
If I have another 15 years, all I can say is I gave it my best shot & tried to lead by example and in by doing so, that example wasn't always the best. But I can damn sure say I knew the difference between right/wrong & didn't kick a man after he was down or turn him away because he was hungry. No matter who he was.
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15. February 2012 @ 12:56 |
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Originally posted by LordRuss:
Originally posted by aldan:
Originally posted by SmaryJerry:
Not only did they they get advertising off of her death, they also got tons of free advertising over the price raise beacuse people think it's some kind of crime to do anything related to death. Good move.
you might want to consider a new user name.the one youve got is a bit of an oxymoron.not only was this not a smart move,it was just the opposite.but,looking at russels post,i suppose there is not much point arguing the point.it is,however,a sad commentary on our society if people regard this kind of behaviour as ok.
Part of me winced when I read your comments... I probably had it coming too, despite if you meant anything by it or not. What I mean is, I had a "if the shoe fit's" moment.
If I have another 15 years, all I can say is I gave it my best shot & tried to lead by example and in by doing so, that example wasn't always the best. But I can damn sure say I knew the difference between right/wrong & didn't kick a man after he was down or turn him away because he was hungry. No matter who he was.
haha,no criticism of you in that post russ.i agree with you.except i dont really believe that ethics can be taught.
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15. February 2012 @ 13:17 |
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The now say they are sorry.
Yeah right.
Sorry they got caught out doing this.
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15. February 2012 @ 13:25 |
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Originally posted by aldan:
haha,no criticism of you in that post russ.i agree with you.except i dont really believe that ethics can be taught.
You're right... it can't. But the information can at least be put out there & the excuse of "you didn't tell me" is no longer viable. However, my making this statement contradicts myself in that I have professed that we need to bludgeon everyone over the age of 4 who uses that very excuse as a justification for right/wrong.
These are supposed to be the most educated individuals running these corporations & our countries, yet everyone allows for the belligerent stunts they pull? Alcohol & drugs can answer for only so much & background checks are supposed to keep nut jobs like me out of those kind of offices; so what's their excuse now? Whatever it is I propose that is ain't good enough & we keep the knight sticks at the ready.
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24. February 2012 @ 15:49 |
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Sony knows that Megaupload is dead and that's why the rise the price of the WH music.
They forget P2P.
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