CaptObvious
Is it even possible to boycott Sony? Or are they like some other entities: tentacles wrapped around so many things that we can’t avoid them?
May 5, 2024 at 1:07pmWeb
Show threadKellyMay 5, 2024
  • Sony pictures is one of the “big 5” Hollywood studios (11% market share)
  • Sony music group the second largest music company in the world (22% market share)

Its usually easy to avoid using their hardware directly but you they have a pretty big slice of media.

U.S. & Canada: market share of film studios 2023 | Statista

In 2023, Disney alone accounted for over one-quarter (20.3 percent) of the box office revenue in the United States and Canada, thanks to blockbusters such as "Oppenheimer".

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Show threadCryptisMidnightMay 5, 2024
I dropped crunchyroll as soon as Sony bought them and i have watched and listened to plenty of Sony content with out giving them anything. Been that way since early 2000s.
Show threadCaptObviousMay 5, 2024
There’s the problem. It’s fairly easy for me to avoid those slices since I don’t care for their movies or any of their artists. But some of their tech has become de facto standard, so that’s harder.
Show threadZOSTEDMay 5, 2024
Just do your best.
Show threadCaptObviousMay 5, 2024
That’s all anyone can do, really
Show threadsorghumMay 5, 2024
The only thing I’ve not been able to divest myself from Sony is HDMI. If I could buy a TV with a decent amount of DisplayPort and no HDMI, I’d be so happy. My level of distrust goes back to their rootkit on music CD scandal.
Show threadCaptObviousMay 5, 2024
Yeah, that was the end of major-publisher CDs for me. I’ve been very happy with only indie music for a very long time.
Show threadayayaMay 5, 2024
Seriously, fuck HDMI. I just recently learned they’ve blocked AMD’s open source driver from being able to implement HDMI 2.1 meaning AMD GPUs are currently limited to 4K@60Hz over HDMI.
4k@120hz unavailable via HDMI 2.1 (#1417) · Issues · drm / amd · GitLab

Brief summary of the problem: I have a RX 6800 XT connected to a LG B9 TV via HDMI. As both...

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Show threadCosmicTurtle0 [he/him]May 5, 2024

I don’t get how HDMI got so popular. DP had much better features earlier on. And no licensing fees.

Iirc the main reason for HDMI was its copy protection and Sony BluRay players only having HDMI. I could be wrong though.

Show threadpivot_rootMay 5, 2024
DisplayPort still has much better features :)
Show threadsorghumMay 5, 2024
Because HDMI predates DP. HDMI was initially just DVI-D with audio and encryption. That last part is what got the content producers to push the standard because piracy.
Show threadSon_of_dadMay 5, 2024
All game consoles and game companies are run by corporations. There are no ethical ones. If you really don’t like all this bullshit they pull, all you can do is stop gaming
Show threadCaptObviousMay 5, 2024
You could only play games by indie developers. Or only buy games from GOG.
Show threadSon_of_dadMay 6, 2024
Lol rather play no games than only trash games