With the advent of the Xbox 360′s NXE dashboard interface, a bizarre corporate game of telephone resulted in Sony’s intellectual property (films from its subsidiary, Columbia Pictures) being sold on competitor Microsoft’s online service (via NetFlix). In a move that could be uncharitably characterized as a childish tantrum, Sony last week delisted its Columbia Pictures films from the service.

This week, however, Sony has changed its mind and decided to do business again with NetFlix. Although it might be possible to explain away the sudden withdrawal without appealing to financial skullduggery, the sudden and rapid reinstatement of the titles is a bit suspicious.