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sdfernando

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2. OK SONY...Here is how you fix this problem.

Reply to pokerfan (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 04:12 PM

Feb 2012

1st put out a statement stating the the price is being immediately lowered back to what it was. That the price hike was a due to errors in the original pricing structure. But given the fact that Whitney has died the timing of this price hike was very unfortunate. So in respect to this great artist we are pricing this music back to where it was a week ago. After a very respectful period of time the music will be repriced. They will likely sell a lot more, more than enough to make up the pricing error (if it really was an error)...and they look like a corporation with a heart.

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Sony jacks the price of Whitney Houston music [View all] pokerfan Feb 2012 OP

Sales always increase after an artist's death. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #1

then don't blow smoke up our asses claiming they're "fixing an error" pokerfan Feb 2012 #7

It's dumb to tell people you are taking advantage of them. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #17

and we're just spreading the word pokerfan Feb 2012 #22

Agreed. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #24

Sales should increase. Prices should not. ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2012 #8

That's capitalism. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #19

It's parasitism ProfessionalLeftist Feb 2012 #29

It is. MrSlayer Feb 2012 #32

OK SONY...Here is how you fix this problem. sdfernando Feb 2012 #2

You have better odds of winning the lottery than Sony doing that. hobbit709 Feb 2012 #3

A corporation with a heart? Terra Alta Feb 2012 #27

Spit on her grave, and then insult the intelligence of her fans. ZombieHorde Feb 2012 #4

Good News: Prices way down on Al Green's Greatest hits librechik Feb 2012 #5

Add iTunes to the list. onestepforward Feb 2012 #6

I guess Apple also discovered a pricing error! (nt) pokerfan Feb 2012 #10

Plus Foxconn is forcing workers to sing Whitney Houston songs for a month. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #12

Sony is acting as any capitalist would, why the surprise? It's the nature of the all consuming Citizen Worker Feb 2012 #9

You should be honored to pay more for Ms Houston's music now that she has left us. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #11

it doesn't go to her daughter or other family members ? JI7 Feb 2012 #13

You really don't know how the music business works, do you? dogknob Feb 2012 #14

not much other than whatever they are doing is resulting in mostly JI7 Feb 2012 #16

I'm reminded of Hunter S Thompson's quip.. Fumesucker Feb 2012 #23

That is choice. dogknob Feb 2012 #25

classy fishwax Feb 2012 #15

They better hope there aren't any Whitney Houston fans on 4chan KamaAina Feb 2012 #18

That's the music industry's equivalent of saying: "You're dead! Get back to work!" Initech Feb 2012 #20

Solution? dogknob Feb 2012 #21

Scummy Redstate Bluegirl Feb 2012 #26

Is it fair that a Frankenthaler sells for considerably more now than it did before she died? elias7 Feb 2012 #28

Raising the price is what you do when you have excessive demand JonLP24 Feb 2012 #30

They should lower the price when demand goes up? nt Bonobo Feb 2012 #31

Arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr..... Rochester Feb 2012 #33