Thread: Odds of Sony Staying in the Ebook Business?
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Old 06-21-2010, 02:39 PM   #7
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Originally Posted by dmaul1114 View Post
Though I wouldn't be at all surprised to see them take a stab at the Tablet market.
They said they are *starting* to *think* about it.
And that is today's Sony in a nutshell; followers more than leaders.
More like Acer than Asus, more like the old LG than today's Samsung.
They make electronic products.
What kinds of products?
The same as everybody else.
Usually *after* somebody else has sewn up the market.

Just look at the console business and their answer to Nintendo's domination.
"Me, too", all the way.
Even Microsoft gets it; their answer is riskier, maybe even pricier, but its a clear leap forward that if it succeeds will put the market leader at a disadvantage, just as B&N has today put Amazon at a disadvantage.

Just matching the market leader, a year or more later, is no way to be relevant. So, unless Sony starts leading, they'll be stuck with the other secod tier electronics manufacturers trying to figure why people buy Apple or Amazon or B&N.

Sony is one messed up company right now.
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