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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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Kannz
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13. February 2012 @ 14:36 |
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insider says the move was not intended to "cash in"
hehe sure it wasn't..
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elbald90
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13. February 2012 @ 14:49 |
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greedy scum , im so glad i dont give them my money
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nbfreak2
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13. February 2012 @ 14:50 |
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They always cash in on their death,Look how they did Michel J....Blood suckers!
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13. February 2012 @ 16:06 |
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dave817
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13. February 2012 @ 16:56 |
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I..eye I..eah..I..will never buy that album...eee...oooo...eee...ooo...who...ooo...
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13. February 2012 @ 17:03 |
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if that wasnt intended to cash in on her death i would very much like to hear sonys explanation.should be a good one.(dripping sarcasm)
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13. February 2012 @ 17:13 |
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Ya know..........It would have been more noble of these bastards to have had the balls to at least come clean and say "Yeah......she's dead and now we're gonna capitalize" rather than lie through their frakking teeth and try and take us all for complete mindless morons that can't see or detect the truth or read between the lines by saying "it was an error that should have been corrected." Now......if Sony EVER EVER does this again then we will all definitely know they're pigs and God help them because people will protest them hardcore.
If they had just fessed up..........they could have done this again and again......not that doing this is noble or right in any way.
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13. February 2012 @ 17:27 |
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Originally posted by hearme0:
Ya know..........It would have been more noble of these bastards to have had the balls to at least come clean and say "Yeah......she's dead and now we're gonna capitalize" rather than lie through their frakking teeth and try and take us all for complete mindless morons that can't see or detect the truth or read between the lines by saying "it was an error that should have been corrected." Now......if Sony EVER EVER does this again then we will all definitely know they're pigs and God help them because people will protest them hardcore.
If they had just fessed up..........they could have done this again and again......not that doing this is noble or right in any way.
exactly.gutless wonders.
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13. February 2012 @ 18:14 |
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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 to automatically lift the retail price from £4.99 to £7.99.
Uh, what? I could understand online stores monitoring each others prices but am I the only one that things it's a bit weird it jumps £3 "automatically"? I would think someone at least briefly reviewed and gave that the OK. Granted they dropped the price back down but was that because they caught the jump or realized it would be bad PR? Not that Sony is any bit innocent, but the iTunes bit seems a little sketchy...
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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Hopium
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13. February 2012 @ 18:20 |
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i don't blame them, i worked at a music shop when johnny cash died and we sold everything we had by him.
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wiseguy0
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13. February 2012 @ 19:00 |
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Originally posted by Jay2131:
I have no problem with Sony jacking up the album price upon her death, that's just smart business as everyone knows people for whatever reason do buy albums whenever an artist dies in great numbers; increase demand = increased price.....but....why come up with some ridiculous explanation for the price increase that is a blatant lie. Sure some people might be ticked that a company is cashing in on an artist's death, but I bet most would see it as business is business. This farce of an explanation is much more damaging to the company then a legit price bump because of her death & increase in demand explanation ever would be.
Right. Now tell Sony that downloading everything they sell from pirates is just a smart business move for me.
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13. February 2012 @ 19:45 |
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Just remember everyone, it's all about the artists. That's why they're pushing so hard to get SOPA passed is to protect the artists. At least that was one of their excuses for that worthless censorship bill.
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13. February 2012 @ 19:52 |
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Originally posted by WierdName:
Uh, what? I could understand online stores monitoring each others prices but am I the only one that things it's a bit weird it jumps £3 "automatically"? I would think someone at least briefly reviewed and gave that the OK. Granted they dropped the price back down but was that because they caught the jump or realized it would be bad PR? Not that Sony is any bit innocent, but the iTunes bit seems a little sketchy...
ITunes and other online sellers have to have those systems in place. If the wholesale price jumps $3 and they are still selling at the same price, they will likely take a loss, certainly not something they would want to do.
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13. February 2012 @ 20:42 |
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Originally posted by Jay2131:
I have no problem with Sony jacking up the album price upon her death, that's just smart business as everyone knows people for whatever reason do buy albums whenever an artist dies in great numbers; increase demand = increased price.....but....why come up with some ridiculous explanation for the price increase that is a blatant lie. Sure some people might be ticked that a company is cashing in on an artist's death, but I bet most would see it as business is business. This farce of an explanation is much more damaging to the company then a legit price bump because of her death & increase in demand explanation ever would be.
Oh sure unverified user Mr. economics major.
It's in very bad taste to do what Sony did. Capitalizing on anybodies death let alone a famous artists death just shows what it is all about.. The money. Just like SOPA, PIPA and ACTA. It's not really about piracy. More like running world economics and greed. That's what we get for allowing banks and big business to run things.
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13. February 2012 @ 21:47 |
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Originally posted by Jay2131:
I have no problem with Sony jacking up the album price upon her death, that's just smart business as everyone knows people for whatever reason do buy albums whenever an artist dies in great numbers; increase demand = increased price.....but....why come up with some ridiculous explanation for the price increase that is a blatant lie. Sure some people might be ticked that a company is cashing in on an artist's death, but I bet most would see it as business is business. This farce of an explanation is much more damaging to the company then a legit price bump because of her death & increase in demand explanation ever would be.
Its called business ethics and being socially responsible. Two very important issues (among many) businesses have to consider. Capitalizing on death isn't very ethical. Wait its sony tho...yeahh they dont give a crap.
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brockie
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13. February 2012 @ 22:33 |
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RIP I'm sure they are not that stupid to do this it would be so obvious so the source is probably telling the truth.
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13. February 2012 @ 22:49 |
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Maybe Sony will use the extra profits they are getting by capitalizing over Whitney's death to strengthen their security so they will not get hacked again.
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13. February 2012 @ 22:58 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by WierdName:
Uh, what? I could understand online stores monitoring each others prices but am I the only one that things it's a bit weird it jumps £3 "automatically"? I would think someone at least briefly reviewed and gave that the OK. Granted they dropped the price back down but was that because they caught the jump or realized it would be bad PR? Not that Sony is any bit innocent, but the iTunes bit seems a little sketchy...
ITunes and other online sellers have to have those systems in place. If the wholesale price jumps $3 and they are still selling at the same price, they will likely take a loss, certainly not something they would want to do.
If the expense to Apple increases, I.E. the royalties, I could understand. But from the sound of it, that was a competitor's sale price increase not from royalties. So not increasing would just make them the cheap, more attractive seller. But then again if Sony owned the label for Whitney Houston, I wouldn't really know, then I suppose Sony would probably have increased the royalties on sales prompting iTunes and other sells to increase their sale price. But then again I haven't seen news of other stores increasing their prices. It just seems sketchy to me. Who knows though, it very well could have just been an unchecked, automated increase that was caught and reverted. I suppose I'll just give them the benefit of the doubt.
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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13. February 2012 @ 23:01 |
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lucky for us we got the body guard sound track and movie like 6years ago.
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13. February 2012 @ 23:04 |
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Originally posted by WierdName:
Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Originally posted by WierdName:
Uh, what? I could understand online stores monitoring each others prices but am I the only one that things it's a bit weird it jumps £3 "automatically"? I would think someone at least briefly reviewed and gave that the OK. Granted they dropped the price back down but was that because they caught the jump or realized it would be bad PR? Not that Sony is any bit innocent, but the iTunes bit seems a little sketchy...
ITunes and other online sellers have to have those systems in place. If the wholesale price jumps $3 and they are still selling at the same price, they will likely take a loss, certainly not something they would want to do.
If the expense to Apple increases, I.E. the royalties, I could understand. But from the sound of it, that was a competitor's sale price increase not from royalties. So not increasing would just make them the cheap, more attractive seller. But then again if Sony owned the label for Whitney Houston, I wouldn't really know, then I suppose Sony would probably have increased the royalties on sales prompting iTunes and other sells to increase their sale price. But then again I haven't seen news of other stores increasing their prices. It just seems sketchy to me. Who knows though, it very well could have just been an unchecked, automated increase that was caught and reverted. I suppose I'll just give them the benefit of the doubt.
Not sure where the confusion is. Sony Music raised the wholesale price to everyone who distributes the album, therefore forcing them to pump the price, as well.
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13. February 2012 @ 23:10 |
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You know it just dawned on me. I wonder if Sony knows that it is greedy tactics that turn people to pirate music and other media. Whether you liked Whitney or not she actually was talented and Sony should be offering massive discounts to honor her music. Instead they raise prices to try and make more money when offering a bit of a discount actually may drive sales more instead of pissing people off and turning them away from buying anything.
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13. February 2012 @ 23:37 |
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Sony smells blood, and the bastards will try at all costs to cash in on it. Haven't bought a Sony product for years, and never will.
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13. February 2012 @ 23:43 |
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Originally posted by DVDBack23:
Not sure where the confusion is. Sony Music raised the wholesale price to everyone who distributes the album, therefore forcing them to pump the price, as well.
The confusion was that I interpreted "Sony Music" as a store not a recording company. So I was thinking Sony's store increased its price rather than the company who owned it.
Doesnt expecting the unexpected make the unexpected expected and therefore mean youre expecting the expected which was the unexpected until you expected it?
"Opinions are immunities to being told were wrong." - Relient K
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14. February 2012 @ 11:30 |
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Originally posted by wiseguy0:
Originally posted by Jay2131:
I have no problem with Sony jacking up the album price upon her death, that's just smart business as everyone knows people for whatever reason do buy albums whenever an artist dies in great numbers; increase demand = increased price.....but....why come up with some ridiculous explanation for the price increase that is a blatant lie. Sure some people might be ticked that a company is cashing in on an artist's death, but I bet most would see it as business is business. This farce of an explanation is much more damaging to the company then a legit price bump because of her death & increase in demand explanation ever would be.
Right. Now tell Sony that downloading everything they sell from pirates is just a smart business move for me.
It's very expensive to remain an "honest" consumer. Sony is just reminding us honest consumers that it will cost us MORE to remain honest. The choice is still ours. I will not be paying more for Sony products.
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