After reading this thread

https://secure.worldcommunitygrid.org/forums/wcg/viewthread_thread,32185

I think that some questions have to be answered.

When a company decides to put WCG as a standard app on all their computers, PC, laptops etc... that's excellent. I would love that mine does it too. If the company registers a team in its name, to collect the points that have been generated by all it's hardware it is perfectly right and legitimate to do so make it visible.

I have a problem with the case related to Sony Vaio Team. This team is in the top 50 teams overall and if look to yesterday's score Sony Vaio Team ranks 7 with over 6 million ppd. An excellent score.

If Sony has decided to pre-install WCG/Boinc app as default in their laptops, PC's etc. I think it is an excellent initiative and it would be excellent too for the customer to have it known. Sony could do rightly some advertising on this initiative they have taken and I have no issue with that.

BUT and it is a big BUT, and it is related to the hardware that Sony sells on the market to the general public and not about the company's own hardware.

The question is:

Does Sony give to every purchaser of a computer that has WCG pre-installed, in the setup phase a clear choice either to crunch with results going to Sony Vaio Team, or to set up an account at WCG in the purchaser name and let him collect the points, results etc. on his account. He can then become member of the Sony Vaio Team if he wishes. The process must be very clear.

I ask this question first because I do not know the answer, I have no recent Sony Vaio computer, that had WCG pre-installed.

There would be a problem if Sony Vaio Team does collect points generated by the customers computers and at their financial expense. The customer bought the computer and pays the electricity to run that computer.

The thread above gave me the impression that things were somewhat fuzzy. I think a clarification would be welcome.