Sony's arrogance

Not only do they claim that their rootkit doesn't compromise security (how about viruses and other malware that use their cloacking?), this is what Thomas Hessa (President of Sony BMG's Global Digital Business) thinks about their customers:
"Most people, I think, do not even know what a Rootkit is, so why should they care about it?"

Hear it yourself at http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4989260 (audio fragment).


More reading on this topic:
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/more-on-sony-dangerous-decloaking.html
http://www.sysinternals.com/blog/2005/11/sonys-rootkit-first-4-internet.html