Dropping the Crap-Ware Fee?

Clearly stating what is actually going on would help the brand I guess, nobody likes companies that "weasel" themselves through everything.

Quote:

A spokesperson said that "Fresh Start" will be a "no charge" option for some laptops. "Fresh Start" will not be available on all computers ordered from Sony, however.

I guess ASUS will be the next Apple, ...

... and not Sony, with the Eee PC, they are getting all the hype from the Geek Community, and now look at their new and shiny products!

Sony DVDs produced by Sony. :-)

According to the "Optische Datenspeicher" FAQs from the well respected german Computer Magazin c't, the only writable and rewritable DVD Brands that are not actually relabled "noname" products are those by Sony and Plextor, and while those from Plextor are of slighly better quality, the Sony ones are quite good too.

I like this, because it shows that in this case Sony does not weaken its brand to make yet another buck, but instead provides a real service to the customer who can be sure thathe receiveives consistant quality when gettting a Sony product. Sony should make more of a fuss about this, because the rewritable and writable DVD Market is quite a mess, with respect to quality and consistancy.