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by MichaelGG 4197 days ago
Sony? If you're hacked, might as well spin it into a good-vs-evil story, where the evil just happens to be part of a movie you're launching.

If Sony didn't have this cover story, then they'd have nothing with which they could distract people with.
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MrZongle2 4197 days ago
So....Sony issued a false threat supposedly from the hackers, or otherwise convinced all these movie theater chains to not run the movie?

I'm failing to see the beauty of this plan, or even how somebody with a room-temperature IQ could think this is a smart move even if the original Sony hack was legitimate (which I have no reason to disbelieve is the case).

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MichaelGG 4197 days ago
No, Sony just needs to hint about NK and let the media do the rest. The movie theatre threat is anonymous, right? So basically anyone else could just tag along for the ride.

And I'm not sure why it's stupid to think that a, from the looks of it, low-quality movie would not benefit from a "ban". Great hype for the movie, Sony might as well ride it. There's no upside for them to stand up and say "nope, we just have poor security and someone did it for the lulz".

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