Sony Optiarc garners unwanted attention from DOJ for possible Blu-ray or DVD price fixing
By Vladislav Savov 
posted Oct 26th 2009 4:59AM
posted Oct 26th 2009 4:59AM
In a filing with the Tokyo Stock Exchange this morning, Sony has revealed a request for information from the US Department of Justice regarding its optical drive production arm, Sony Optiarc. While the same filing indicates the Japanese giant's belief that this information gathering is part of a wider investigation into competition in the optical drive market, we've yet to hear of any other companies facing the same request. If you were feeling disgruntled with the pace of Blu-ray price drops, this might just be your moment of vindication... or it could be a storm in a teacup. There's really not enough information to tell either way right now, but if we know anything about the DOJ, it's that it loves shaking down naughty corporations. We'll keep a careful eye on this as it develops.
One, two, Shake down!
Paid the cost to be the boss
Are Blu-Ray drives really that expensive anymore? I'm guessing they dropped in price for the PS3 Slim, think I just don't really get the article, I am trying though, so please don't get angry!
Well...stand alone blu ray drives are. Remember, the majority of the market that blu ray could cater to does not want it in PS3 form. Would your parents want PS3? Mine wouldn't, and to be honest, neither would I.
Blu-ray drives just aren't dropping very fast, and it does seem like there is price fixing associated to keep them more expensive in order to look better than DVD.
All in all, NEVER buy a blu ray (disc) from Best Buy unless they have it on sale for like 10 bucks, other than that complete rip-off store right there. I've gotten blu rays for half the price of what Shitty buy wants. I try to never buy anything there unless I have to.
Ugh!
$3.00 a disk = price fixing
Who needs optical drives anyway? BYOD nayday
Sony, manipulating the price of their product. I don't believe it.
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