The amount of electronics thrown away rather than recycled in 2007.
The EPA reports that 82% of electronics disposal in 2007 ended up in the garbage (mostly landfills) rather than a recycling center. (source: EPA, July 2008)
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I completely agree.
Part of my agreement, however, stems from a dislike for Sony's approach to this whole format war. It might sound silly, but they've put so much stock in their brandname and literally done everything else wrong, as you've pointed out above.
They ridiculously assume that people will pay twice as much for a system that arguably isn't any better than Toshiba's, and wait an additional six months for the product to come out. Gimme a break.