Comments on: Sony Charging $50 to Not Annoy You http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/ Sun, 22 Nov 2009 23:09:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: jeremy http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136196 jeremy Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:43:46 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136196 see... with this and the recent price raise on blu-ray, aren't the sony fanboys(mildlyretardedcracksmokingmonkeys) loving themselves now. see… with this and the recent price raise on blu-ray, aren’t the sony fanboys(mildlyretardedcracksmokingmonkeys) loving themselves now.

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]]> By: Tyrone D. http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136192 Tyrone D. Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:24:32 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136192 wow...i'm glad i didn't buy a Sony this week. i have a Dell XPS M1530 that i got from the previous owner that didn't come with crapware and i already need an upgrade (processor, video card and screen resolution suck on this one)...i guess another Dell XPS it is considering i get some kick-ass prices with Dell :-) wow…i’m glad i didn’t buy a Sony this week. i have a Dell XPS M1530 that i got from the previous owner that didn’t come with crapware and i already need an upgrade (processor, video card and screen resolution suck on this one)…i guess another Dell XPS it is considering i get some kick-ass prices with Dell :-)

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]]> By: isis http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136190 isis Fri, 21 Mar 2008 19:22:45 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136190 Yep that's why I traded that sony for a macbook...problem solved. Now I run both OS and I have 0 issues...I spent 5 hours trying to fix all the issues because I deleted stuff I should have kept...Iwas on a spree... Yep that’s why I traded that sony for a macbook…problem solved. Now I run both OS and I have 0 issues…I spent 5 hours trying to fix all the issues because I deleted stuff I should have kept…Iwas on a spree…

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]]> By: Michael http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136170 Michael Fri, 21 Mar 2008 17:29:41 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136170 Dell Vostro series doesn't come with the crap-ware as standard I believe. Dell Vostro series doesn’t come with the crap-ware as standard I believe.

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]]> By: Andrew http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136149 Andrew Fri, 21 Mar 2008 16:22:18 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136149 I read about this on Team Stealth a week ago…. http://teamstealthonline.com/blog/archives/107 (actually submitted it as a tip a week ago too, oh well). The worse thing is that if you don’t take the option, they still charge you $20 for the VAIO apps that are included. I read about this on Team Stealth a week ago…. http://teamstealthonline.com/blog/archives/107
(actually submitted it as a tip a week ago too, oh well). The worse thing is that if you don’t take the option, they still charge you $20 for the VAIO apps that are included.

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]]> By: Nate http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136135 Nate Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:56:38 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136135 Way to miss the point Glav. Way to miss the point Glav.

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]]> By: Galvatron http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136134 Galvatron Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:51:55 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136134 @nate unfortunatly yournt dereaming bgr becamame an engaget flunkie along time ago @nate unfortunatly yournt dereaming bgr becamame an engaget flunkie along time ago

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]]> By: mingkee http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136122 mingkee Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:07:35 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136122 DIY computer FTW you even can clean install your new computer with software of your choice this not ONLY can free up your RAM and storage, you also can get rid of some annoyance I spend about 3 hours to wipe everything out, and install everything myself with included XP or Vista (this method even you can install good 'ol XP if you'd spend $140 to get XP OEM, you can buy a hard drive associate with OS! DIY computer FTW
you even can clean install your new computer with software of your choice
this not ONLY can free up your RAM and storage, you also can get rid of some annoyance
I spend about 3 hours to wipe everything out, and install everything myself with included XP or Vista (this method even you can install good ‘ol XP if you’d spend $140 to get XP OEM, you can buy a hard drive associate with OS!

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]]> By: Nate http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136121 Nate Fri, 21 Mar 2008 15:06:29 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136121 I feel like I'm in some dream where The Boy Genius Report has become Engadget. Freaky. I feel like I’m in some dream where The Boy Genius Report has become Engadget.

Freaky.

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]]> By: TxdoHawk http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/comment-page-1/#comment-136111 TxdoHawk Fri, 21 Mar 2008 14:31:57 +0000 http://www.boygeniusreport.com/2008/03/21/sony-charging-50-to-not-annoy-you/#comment-136111 Personally, I'd take the $50 and keep it for myself. In the day and age of SATA, OS reinstalls don't take too long. Sony's computer lines aren't exactly value-priced though, so I'm not quite in their target demographic. Personally, I’d take the $50 and keep it for myself. In the day and age of SATA, OS reinstalls don’t take too long. Sony’s computer lines aren’t exactly value-priced though, so I’m not quite in their target demographic.

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