Comments on: As Cruel As School Children: Sony Begins to Remove Columbia Pictures Films From Netflix

By: Faiizow

Faiizow — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 04:38:02 +0000

OP needs to do more research into what he writes methinks. Missed the whole point and converted it into this really ugly baby that’s not supposed to be there. Yet people would pay $5 to look at it anyways.

By: Dagat

Dagat — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:29:07 +0000

By the way…

Netflix VP Steve Swasey says there’s no foul play involved, and that the NXE Instant Queue had just run into a licensing issue with Columbia Pictures.

By: Dagat

Dagat — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:50:57 +0000

I’d say that’s pretty smart from sony. Its not childish.

If you ask me, Sony’s a pretty big company, it could do a netflix type of thing, using its Ps Store movies. No one is going to rent a movie for $2-5 anyway.

By: lolek

lolek — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 17:37:19 +0000

good strategic move from sony…

By: AMC

AMC — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 14:03:05 +0000

Thinking about it from a business stand point, Sony is really hurting itself by snubbing Netflix.

Hurting their coin? I would have never thought it possible for business men to pull such a stunt. How moronic.

By: Thomas Fitzgerald

Thomas Fitzgerald — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 08:35:14 +0000

Netflix has already put out a statement saying that this was not foul play on Sony / Columbia’s part, so I think you need to correct your story, unless of course it’s more sensational to publish this kind of flame bait – oh wait – of course it is.

By: PressStart

PressStart — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 07:18:23 +0000

Dang that’s cold

By: The Whaler

The Whaler — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 05:05:33 +0000

Hey if SONY wants to take off THEIR films from Netflix then so be it. That is their right, especially seeing as MS would be profiting off of it. I mean you don’t see Halo or Gears of War on the Play Station systems so why have SONY films profit on an MS system?

I don’t know I guess since I don’t do Netflix I don’t care either way.

By: madpuppy

madpuppy — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:50:56 +0000

HA! Sony pulled a Microsoft….on Microsoft!

By: horngreen

horngreen — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:44:36 +0000

I think everyone who needs to see Superbad has seen it or owns it by now. I saw it once Sony…That was plenty.

By: Faceless Clock

Faceless Clock — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 03:25:58 +0000

What won’t Sony do in a mad dash to protect every inch of profitability?

Next thing you know, Sony is going to order employees to run over anyone who gets in their way while they drive company vehicles. Because stopping for old ladies crossing the street just takes to much time. Not to mention the price of the fuel wasted during idle!

By: bunnyrabbit2

bunnyrabbit2 — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:20:03 +0000

Sony: “Here kiddies, have some of this super awesome sugary sweet stuff I have”

MS: “Hey look, I can give those sweets to some of those kids via other means”

Sony: “YOU WHAT! HOW DARE YOU! NOW NOBODY CAN HAVE ANY SWEETS”

Sony are just being stupid with this

By: Alex Carrillo

Alex Carrillo — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:15:09 +0000

That’s a dick move, Sony. A dick move…

By: John Kershaw

John Kershaw — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:14:53 +0000

Both companies seem to be resorting to child like tactics. MS paid so PS3 gamers couldn’t play the Tomb Raider demo.

It’s all just companies being jerks.

By: randomname

randomname — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 01:14:16 +0000

Did you put the screw in the tuna?