Report: Sony CEO Stringer asked to step down by shareholder

Jesus, Joystiq.

Is it too much to ask for a hilariously photoshopped picture of Stringer with a superimposed McDonald's hat on his head?


With that said, allow me to apologize to the generalized, disparaging remarks I've made in the past about all shareholders everywhere ever.

The ability to identify a frog-faced, two-legged douche from a distance is most impressive, indeed.

Storm coming this way! Hey you get to the shelter!

This guy knows what hes doing. He made the right move and brought Letterman to CBS - for that I will always be grateful to him

@chocobox

Lol.

Sony needs to clean shop. And get younger people in top positions. These old fartz don't know jack and thats why the ps3 has been the last to add modern features after everyone else has had it

No, you fools, not Stringer. Fire that dead-eyed schmuck Tretton! TREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEETTOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!

A bit pointless getting rid of him. If anyone is aware of how bad things can get it will be him. He has the experience of weathering this storm, which wasn't caused by him.

Every company has been caught with their pants down by the hackers. Those that haven't were either lucky or took immediate action in secret to beef up their security. If MS had been targetted first, Sony would have quietly improved their security.

The only reason Steam hasn't been hit is because the hackers are shut-ins permanently glued to their PCs who couldn't live without Steam and/or feared the backlash from other Steam using PC hackers.

No doubt Valve took measures to make sure they were better defended in the wake of the Sony attack, but no company is going to make a big announcement about that as it would make them a prime target and also expose that they hadn't been doing their best up to that point.

@chocobox

Dude, all your posts on this post are killing me. Seriously hahahahahahaha

TBH the whole upper echelon of Sony needs replacing.

lol

It's the PSN's fault!

Sony's leadership, including subsidiaries, needs replacing. They were losing money for multiple quarters BEFORE the PSN hacks. The PSN hacks were the last straw.

@chocobox

I must say, your Engrish is quite good.

"Stringer also told shareholders that, following the resumption of PSN services, 90% of users have returned. Presumably, that's 90% of the users who can return, a group that doesn't include anyone in Japan since PSN access (specifically the store) hasn't been fully reactivated."

Hate to be that guy but... doesn't that mean that everyone can return, considering that the lack of playstation store doesn't prevent access to the PSN and all it's other functionalities?

Oh wait, aknowledging that would prevent you to conclude the article with the witty punchline... to hell with journalism. Punchlines are better.

... I guess.

Thanks for all the fish, now GTFO.

Let's also ask the head of every other company that's ever been hacked to step down while we're at it.
That's like telling an Olympic gold medalist to give up his gold medal because he forgot to close his cereal box that morning
Stupid shareholder..

Get rid of Jack Tretton first and foremost. He is the cause of all negative publicity for Sony and gave the "hackers" their cause to attack in the first place. He's just an all around asshole.

Sony problem is a couple of divisions are sliding and have been for some time. They need to get back to their core business. The movie business is being run into the ground. The music division is dying. The phone business has been run into the ground. They might consider jettisoning those divisions.

Later on, that shareholder is going to be found out back in a dumpster. If they're not around to complain, no one loses their job. I think it's a conspiracy.

Either that, or the shareholder is just dumb. Or maybe correct. Okay, they're just dumb.

This stooge and the jackass and that runs EA both need to go.

Further proof that shareholders don't know shit.

I ask "why is he still there" every time I see a picture of him. I do the same thing with Steve Jobs.