Originally posted by steeleclipse
It is good to see that other people were suspicious of the new iMacs using Sony drives. I worked in consumer electronics before, and 80% of the defective stuff that came back was Sony.
The reason is because Sony, like most companies, farm out there products to smaller companies. The thing is, while most farm their products out to quality companies, Sony is constantly using companies that charge the least to manufacture their products. It is said that they do this to cover the cost of replacing defective merchandise, as they have figured out that it is cheaper in the long run to do it this way.
A Sony sales rep told me this!
Now, if you buy a crappy product, just because there is a lower price point, you are more accepting when that product breaks down.
That is were Sony falls short: they charge premium prices, try to promote a premium image, while distributing sub-standard goods. People are catching on, though. Towards the end of my jaunt in the retail sales world, I heard a lot of, "Just anything but Sony."
