As someone who was well up the Sony corporate heirarchy, I can assure you that Sony divisions are very, very isolated from each other. To the point of almost being a problem. Most major divisions report separately into the head of Sony directly. So what Sony BMG does to, and thinks of, their customers is very different to other parts of Sony. That's why the latest IP protection code stops Sony BMG CDs playing on Sony portables, and the HDD based Sony In-car unit! So you can go on liking Sony Electronics if you wish, just stay clear of Sony BMG. But here's a better idea - stop buying music CD's from all sources - short of directly from the artists. Such a stance would stop this customer abuse by the music studios of both us the consumer, and the musicians!!! And it's a rational stance to take, as F4I has, or is in the process of, selling their code to 4 other producers of CDs. Plus they had press released a new "improved" version of this UTICA inspired DRM enforcemnet, even before the Sony BMG code was discovered... And remember audio CDs have long lives. And this code breaks totally Windows versions later than XP (e.g. 64 bit Windows, Vista, etc.) So inserting a Sony BMG in your Personal Confuser in, say, 2008 could do even more damage than it does today!