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RE: Of course they leave out...
By ani4ani on 10/19/2006 1:28:49 PM , Rating: 2
You have no idea what constitutes "serious trouble!" Despite all the issues, all of the delays, all of the bad media attention, Sony are still making a profit, and a fair size one at that.

Sony is a very powerful company, extremely well demonstrated by the fact that they still "cope" with these issues and turn a profit.

A company in serious trouble would be someone like Ford, GM or any number of airlines who are losing 100's of millions a quarter and by any proper measure are effectively insolvent! Not only that, a company in real trouble can do little to make things better or influence their predictiment. Sony have plenty of options and oportunities to correct their issues.

RE: Of course they leave out...
By Trisped on 10/23/2006 4:09:18 PM , Rating: 2
Serious trouble to me means that it is not something that will go away on its own or after a while. Yes, GM and even more so, Ford are in serious trouble. But GM is and has been working on a way out of it, so to them it is just a speed bump that they will have to slow down.

Sony is on the path to ruin. While they still command a zealous following, they don't have the quality or prices to warrant it. They cut corners, endangering people's lives and property, shipping products that don't hold up, force people who use their products into proprietary formats that cost 2-5x as much as the commonly used versions, and have poor customer service. And what is more, they don't think that is a problem.

So, you have a company, it is not doing well. It is continuing to make bad choices and lower its over all value. If things don't change, Sony is going to be going through the same thing GM and Ford are.

PS if you reply to this please take the time to not sound like a Sony PR rep. It will add credibility to your post.


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