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AprilHare · 01-29-2009, 09:12 AM

It is a real shame Sony is reporting massive profit losses however it should be seen in a positive light that it is not reporting a loss and it is still producing eBook devices and employing people.
Just don't expect the next Sony Reader model to arrive early.
To put the layoffs into perspective: for every 100 people they employ, approximately 4 will get the shaft, leaving 96 people to carry on. It's not a massive layoff for Sony - not yet at any rate.

01-29-2009, 09:12 AM	#2
AprilHare Wizard Posts: 2,981 Karma: 11862367 Join Date: Apr 2008 Device: Sony Reader PRS-T2	It is a real shame Sony is reporting massive profit losses however it should be seen in a positive light that it is not reporting a loss and it is still producing eBook devices and employing people. Just don't expect the next Sony Reader model to arrive early. To put the layoffs into perspective: for every 100 people they employ, approximately 4 will get the shaft, leaving 96 people to carry on. It's not a massive layoff for Sony - not yet at any rate. Last edited by AprilHare; 01-29-2009 at 09:16 AM.