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Good, what they did was the equivalent of leaving the key under the mat.

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It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.

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It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.


It's peanuts for what they did, but Sony aren't exactly flush.

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pcernie wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.


It's peanuts for what they did, but Sony aren't exactly flush.

Hold on they just sold an office block in New York.

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pcernie wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.


It's peanuts for what they did, but Sony aren't exactly flush.

Hold on they just sold an office block in New York.

Yep, all those people made unemployed so they could pay the fine.

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pcernie wrote:
Amnesia10 wrote:
It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.


It's peanuts for what they did, but Sony aren't exactly flush.

Hold on they just sold an office block in New York.


IIRC, it doesn't come close to their debt.

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It is an insignificant fine for such an egregious act. Hardly likely to keep them on their toes.
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