While I love my Playstation, I generally steer clear of Sony brands. Their TVs have long been junk. (Go into any Sony store and ask them about the specs and they'll say something snarky like "specs don't mean anything")

Recently I purchased a new camera. My old Sony camera was just too big and clunky to carry around. I was also burned by the memory stick format. While the camera takes great photos, I'm stuck with memory sticks that max out at 128 MB. This time around a I settled on a point and shoot Nikon. It has it's own faults, but it was inexensive, small, and takes cheap hi-cap SD cards. All other camera features aside, if it costs too much to own and operate and can't fit in my pocket, I don't want it.

But there is a lesson to be learned here for Sony. When shopping, I saw a few Sony models that would have fit the bill. But I'll be damned if I'm going to be stuck with memory sticks again. And Sony continues to release different formats of memory sticks, with no concern for backward compatibility.

Sony has so many other foray's into proprietary formats that it borders on obsession (ie: memory stick, betamax, minidisc, ATRAC, etc.). When will they learn?