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Originally Posted by kartu
I did however notice that US press tends to bash Sony (and, ahem, Nokia, still #1 phone manufacturer, even in smartphone department) for no reason. Would be a pity if mentioned manufacturers of superior hardware would fall victims of badmouthing in the press.
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That is not
my impression. To me it looks like both Sony and Nokia have dug their own graves by being complacent and arrogant. I used to be a Nokia fan for years. Then, a couple of years ago I bought an Android smartphone, and there Nokia lost me as a customer. Probably forever.
I haven't been following other Sony products, but it seems that at least where home entertainment, TVs and camcorders are concerned, Sony has a reputation for somewhat higher quality and seriously higher prices.
The Reader, however, I watched quite closely. It was never bashed except in cases where it deserved to be: the 700 and 600 "touch edition" fiascoes. Most reviewers loved the Reader, if they could be bothered to evaluate it properly.
But Sony never went all in with the Reader. I can recall very few significant ad buys, which don't even come close to those by Amazon and B&N. Those two are on every magazine cover in America, they are in newspapers, online and on TV. Sony - no big introductions, few technoblog plants. No official online support community, no customer feedback accepted. Sony has been Reader's worst enemy.