![]() Don’t worry, I’m not just going to spank Sony. ![]() The talented artists, designers, and engineers who work at Sony deserve better, and their customers deserve better. I couldn’t find one location that documented Sony’s all-out war on makers, hackers, and innovators, so I started my own (and it isn’t pretty). Sony has made so many mistakes with technology choices (Memory Stick, Magic Gate, UMD!), perhaps they’ll end themselves soon enough, but we’d like to think there’s at least someone there would wants to avoid Sony spending its last days sending DMCAs to anyone who tweets “46DCEAD317FE45D80923EB97E4956410D4CDB2C2”. We’re tired of you suing people who want to run their own software on something they bought. We’re tired of you picking on people who want to program their robot dogs to dance. In this article, we’ll explore Sony’s long history of going after legitimate innovation, hobbyists, and competition. From their world-changing Walkman to a Sony Trinitron monitor, Sony has been part of our lives in one way or another for decades. If you have $500, again, Sony usually had the best. If you only had $20, Sony had the best $20 headphones. They were the company we all had something from. If you’re over the age of 25 you likely have a long history with Sony. And who is this slayer of progress? Sony. This week I’m going to switch gears a little and declare an enemy for all makers, hackers, and innovators - it’s in a very different space: the consumer electronics industry. Is my prediction right? We’ll see what happens in the upcoming months and years. Two weeks ago I proclaimed a winner in the microcontroller dev board arena with “ Why the Arduino Won, and Why It’s Here to Stay.” There’s still lots of great debate going on, and conversations that still haven’t ended. Graphics and More to Help Spread the Word ![]() Learn More About the Amazing Maker Awards Subscribe to the premier DIY magazine todayĬommunity access, print, and digital Magazine, and moreīrowse and Vote on Your Favorite Projects Skill builder, project tutorials, and more Get hands-on with kits, books, and more from the Maker Shed
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