Sony hikes Whitney Houston album prices
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Frankly I get more annoyed at people buying an artists albums purely because they died.
If you're such a fan, surely you already own the albums?
If you're such a fan, surely you already own the albums?
I've never liked Sony to begin with. In my experience with them they are extremely money driven, more than the accepted amount in my eyes for a profit company.
Oh Sony Music ... /sigh
But that's capitalism for you. Supply and demand.
Doesn't make it any less wrong though.
If they weren't before, it's only a matter of time before market pressure gets to them and they betray their principles. *cough*Google*cough*
Take any company telling you about their grand "higher purpose" with several salt pans of salt.
But that's capitalism for you. Supply and demand.
Doesn't make it any less wrong though.
News flash. ALL companies are money driven.Zack Alklazaris said:
If they weren't before, it's only a matter of time before market pressure gets to them and they betray their principles. *cough*Google*cough*
Take any company telling you about their grand "higher purpose" with several salt pans of salt.
You don't have to be a diehard fan to buy her album you know ...Blunderboy said:
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Ex-bloody-actly.Kiardras said:
I get so fed up of people bitching about companies making a profit.
Sony is a business and right now people are weeping and stupid enough to buy Her albums for the sole reason that she's now dead, rather than any real "I think she's a good singer" etc etc etc reasons. I don't see any reason why Sony wouldn't use this golden opportunity to hike the prices a bit, I mean if people are thick enough to buy the albums at the hiked prices (which they are, and they will) then Sony would be a terrible business if it didn't exploit that for profit.
If you're too timid to accept the above without shedding a tear, how about the good old factors of supply and demand? Has anyone considered that Sony don't keep millions of Whitney Houston's CD's in a warehouse somewhere, just waiting for the day she died? She hasn't released anything of worth since the mid 90's (thats almost 20 years ago) So i'm guessing that the demand for her albums has been pretty fucking low for the past decade.
ALL of a sudden she's dead and demand for her albums skyrockets, and in order for them to not be out of stock in an instant the prices go up while the supply is low but the demand is high, thus discouraging some people from buying them.
Hell if they were really evil, rather than just a for-profit corporation, they'd start selling crack as "The Whitney Houston Experience"
If you're too timid to accept the above without shedding a tear, how about the good old factors of supply and demand? Has anyone considered that Sony don't keep millions of Whitney Houston's CD's in a warehouse somewhere, just waiting for the day she died? She hasn't released anything of worth since the mid 90's (thats almost 20 years ago) So i'm guessing that the demand for her albums has been pretty fucking low for the past decade.
ALL of a sudden she's dead and demand for her albums skyrockets, and in order for them to not be out of stock in an instant the prices go up while the supply is low but the demand is high, thus discouraging some people from buying them.
Hell if they were really evil, rather than just a for-profit corporation, they'd start selling crack as "The Whitney Houston Experience"
The reason they do it is because people are going to freak and start buying all of her albums because she's dead. Therefore, they make an increased profit. I don't know why this surprised you or even deserves comment, corporations do this shit all the time.
Just wait until her next Greatest Hits is released or an album of remixes of her hits.
It happens every time a musician dies. Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain and Michael Jackson to name but a few.
I think Tupac had more posthumous albums than ones he released while he was alive.
It happens every time a musician dies. Amy Winehouse, Kurt Cobain and Michael Jackson to name but a few.
I think Tupac had more posthumous albums than ones he released while he was alive.
Whut?3 legged goat said:
Sony Music != Sony Computer EntertainmentBlueMage said:
They practically 2 separate entities ran by 2 complete different management teams. The only things they have in common is the word "Sony" in their name.
Sony isn't really one company, but more of a frankenstein monster of relatively autonomous companies. They don't really "move as one".
I don't get why people suddenly feel the need to walk out and buy the music of a dead artist. Surely if you was a fan you'd already have the CD?
