Will Sony ever learn

Another rootkit debacle hits Sony. This time software bundled with USB memory sticks.

What on Earth are these guys thinking? Why do they find it necessary to hide this stuff?

From a tech's point of view, this sort of thing is a nightmare. It really makes our job difficult when these things go wrong.

And go wrong they do. In this case the user could find themselves locked out of their own data.

Once again, we see vendors adding unnecessary complexity to systems. What they don't seem to understand is the more complex you make things, the more likely they are to break.

Sony, like many other hardware and software companies, need to get people that understand that simplicity is the key to keeping computer customers happy.