Since this seems to be about a singer (not that I knew, it's in the comments), I guess they refer to before their first album release or something like that.

Not that I'm defending Reddit on this... but can't mods still see a user's history even if they hide it? I thought that was the case.

Want the clock? That'd be $2 a month. A calculator? $5.

Honestly, no idea.

Maybe a way for them to be able to say one day: "yes, it's not selling in big numbers, but we aren't competing against the others anyway, ours is a second phone, so it's not a failure!" I mean, I don't even know if that makes sense, but it's the only spin I can give to it.

You have 3 possible reasons: A) those stats aren't that accurate; B) "unique" is not that unique (same person counted more than once through the month); and C) it might also include bots. Maybe it's a mix of the 3.

Yes, you might be right on that. But nobody said all ads had to be effective! ;) They sure are getting a lot of attention... maybe this backfires, maybe they get something out of it, we don't know their expectations.

Below the vote was a link to see what an internet with AI is, or something like that. I went and asked their AI if all this was just a blatant ad for their AI, and it gave me a long, long list of excuses, after which I told it: come on, just say yes or no, and it replied back: yes, it could be said to be a blatant ad :D

Those long lists are mostly full of everything but consumer electronics: semiconductors, gaming studios, movie studios, TV networks, music labels... heck even real estate is on there. So they kinda have a point when it comes to consumer electronics (which is what I think they meant with "customer market").

The current Sony has little to do with the one from the 80s, 90s or even early 2000s... In addition to the PlayStation they are strong in imaging (photo and video cameras) I think, but little else, and those products no longer have mass appeal (they are getting high-end- and pro-focused). Vaio, Xperia, Bravia, Walkman... gone or on life support. Browse their site and there's a handful of products left, as good as they might be (which I don't know).

Not that I don't agree but... I'd take Mini Disc over them. Really similar but smaller -but not to the point of losing tactility or nice labels- and I love the eject mechanism of some players/recorders. Amazing mix of cassette tapes (usability) and CDs (capacity, non-linearity...), kinda late to the party.

UMDs are cool too, thought not as much IMHO.