Tokyo and tech through the eyes of a split pea

IHT: Sony Stumbles

Lest I ruin the rest of my day, I’ll just post quotes:

Howard Stringer, 62, Sony’s vice chairman and head of the company’s U.S. divisions, says executives were so concerned about music piracy that they couldn’t agree with designers on the kind of player to create.

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Now, Sharp leads Sony in unit sales of flat-panel TVs, according to fourth-quarter 2003 figures from DisplaySearch, an Austin, Texas-based company that tracks sales of TVs and computer monitors. Canon is neck-and-neck with Sony in digital cameras, according to Japan’s Camera and Imaging Products Association. Dell, Gateway and Hewlett-Packard sell consumer electronics.

Here’s the full article.

Cory was right when he said Sony’s entertainment business is killing its electronics business, and Howard just confirmed that.