Too bad most of the other parts of Sony don't seem to be making money
either. I remember when I was a kid, my father got a Sony portable
AM/FM radio that could fit in shirt pocket, (huge by today's
standards). But compared to the competition was a.) Extremely well
made, b.) still about half the size, c.) actually tuned in more than the
most powerful signals. Most Sony products I've seen lately are no
better than those from any other -manufacture- supplier, except they say
Sony on them.
On 4/24/2012 12:02 PM, Jeffery Smith wrote:
I had heard some time (over a year) ago that some catastrophic setbacks in the
production of their play station cost so much money, they would never make any
money on it and would likely lose a load of money that would have to be made up
through other parts of Sony.
Jeffery
On Apr 24, 2012, at 10:58 AM, Stan Halpin wrote:
Recent articles in various newspaper business sections have talked about Sony
Corp's attempts to stop losing money. The general impression is that they have
far too many product lines with much competition rather than cooperation across
various fiefdoms within the corporation. The new President (CEO?) has stated an
intent to focus on three key products: TV's, digital imaging, and something
else that I have forgotten. The previous President (CEO?) has stated that the
strategy is a good one and that he was unable to get the various engineers to
work toward common goals; everyone is apparently trying to be the one to
develop the next Walkman. So he is skeptical that the strategy can be
implemented.
So anyway, SONY is in trouble, has stated an intent to keep "digital imaging"
as one of a few key product lines, and we shall see.
stan
On Apr 23, 2012, at 11:44 AM, Bob Sullivan wrote:
Boris,
That's an interesting question.
The rumor around here is that Sony is having profit problems.
They should give the 35mm SLR's more time to take hold.
I'm sure their point-n-shoot sales are being hit by 'no-name' competition,
besides what Canon, Nikon, and other name brands are selling.
Regards, Bob S.
On Sun, Apr 22, 2012 at 11:21 PM, Boris Liberman<bori...@gmail.com> wrote:
On 4/23/2012 07:06, P. J. Alling wrote:
I think Sony may have abandoned their full frame line. Both are
discontinued and have been for some time. A pity really since the A900
was supposed to be quite nice, and the A850 was very inexpensive for
what it was.
It might be so. A pity really. I wonder if Nikon D800's sensor has Sony
hands on it. If so I wonder what kind of agreement is signed between the two
companies.
Boris
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