Thread: Finally, new Sony rumors
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Old 08-13-2010, 06:11 PM   #68
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The 505 in BestBuy Canada is probably just a fluke, like that recent sell-out of 505's on BaM. Perhaps a few units were found at some warehouse somewhere and put on sale. Already sold out.
No, not in Canada. The 505 has consistently been in the catalgoue, in stock all year. I check on a regular basis.

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IMDB would be a great partner for someone who wants to be in business or renting or selling movies and TV programs - it owns ratings and reviews, the content more valuable than "The Content" itself.
Interesting observation. IMDB is, of course, an Amazon company.

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As far as online connectivity is concerned, it doesn't matter so much. iPod didn't have it, and it was a major hit.
Music took off for MP3 players partly because of iTunes and partly because ripping CDs was child's play. USENET groups, Kazaa and its ilk, all contributed to free music downloads everywhere. This free environment does not exist for books. Yes, there is a "DarkNet"; but the average consumer does not have a ready made library of digital books (a la CDs) they can copy and share.

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It's hard to imagine anyone being able to compete on Amazon's terms now-a-days. Give away the reader, make money on accessories and content. Sony is fine with readers and accessories, but its content delivery system would require a major revamping.
This is cop out. Sony is about four times the size of Amazon and could easily ramp up if it chose to. Nor do you have to giveaway the reader -- just make something attractive at the $99 to $150 price point that's competitive and has a decent sales channel. And "small" competitors enter markets all the time where the established players are "too big". GM and Ford didn't discourage Honda. Tim Horton's didn't give up against Starbucks. In Canada, several new wireless companies are taking on the three leading players and at least one of those has pretensions to being number one.

Let's hope this new announcement means Sony has got its groove back on ....
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