Sony had to remove all their 27 Playstation 2 consoles from the CeBIT after a complaint from competitor Microsoft.
Sony showed (as they also did the last 2 years) their gameconsole on 100m square; where people also could play around with them. Microsoft only showed there Xbox console behind glass (conform CeBIT regulations).
"Einem gewissen Hersteller war die PlayStation 2 ein Dorn im Auge", sagte Olaf Pempel, Leiter Consumer Products PR bei Sony, im tecCHANNEL-Gespré¤ch. "Wir sind von der heftigen Reaktion dieses Ausstellers é¼berrascht", meinte Sony-Sprecher Udo Freialdenhofen gegené¼ber dpa. "Die Playstation 2 sei auf der CeBIT der beiden Vorjahre gezeigt worden, ohne AnstoéŸ zu erregen. Gé¼tliche Einigungsversuche, die wir im Vorfeld unterbreiteten, wurden abgelehnt. Der Beschwerdefé¼hrer hat sich keinen Millimeter bewegt". |
Babelfish translation:
" a certain manufacturer was the PlayStation 2 a thorn in the eye ", said Olaf Pempel, conductor Consumer Products PR with Sony, in the tecCHANNEL discussion. " we are surprised by the violent reaction of this exhibitor ", meant Sony speaker Udo Freialdenhofen in relation to dpa. " the Playstation 2 was shown to the CeBIT of the two previous years, without exciting impact. Amicable einigungsversuche, which we submitted in the apron, were rejected. The complaint leader did not move a millimeter ".
Source: tecChannel
