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MrSlayer

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17. It's dumb to tell people you are taking advantage of them.
Mon Feb 13, 2012, 06:35 PM
Feb 2012

Which is why they fixed the "error". It's obvious what they are doing but they can't say it. People are still going to buy the songs at the increased price. That's why it's smart, take advantage of the lemmings. If people were actual fans they'd already have the music, you're just going to clean up on the followers. I didn't say it was right, just that it was good business. I don't see a PR nightmare, most people aren't going to care.

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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
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