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Father of PlayStation Admits Sony Mistakes

Posted by timothy on from the shoulda-bought-IBM-in-1938 dept.

News for nerds writes "Following the news of Sony slashing its profit forecast due to the underperforming AV & PC divisions, Ken Kutaragi, president of Sony Computer Entertainment Inc. (SCEI) known by the PlayStation brand, admitted he and other Sony employees have been frustrated for years with management's reluctance to introduce products like Apple Computer Inc.'s iPod, mainly because Sony had music and movie units that were worried about content rights. The PSP by SCEI is one of the first Sony products that support non-proprietary standards such as MP3 or H.264, and now SCEI considers opening up the UMD disc format employed in the PSP."

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  1. DUPE! by Jeremiah+Cornelius · · Score: 4, Funny
    (Pink Panther Theme)

    Dupe De-Dupe, De-Dupe-de-dupe-de Duuuuuuupe,
    Dupe-eh de-Dupe!

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  2. Deja-vu by voidptr · · Score: 5, Funny

    So when do we get to see the article /. editor admits duplicate?

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    1. Re:Deja-vu by pv2b · · Score: 4, Funny

      Hey. You know that your comment is a dupe? (Original here.)

  3. blame by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Funny

    I blame the scape-goats

  4. I enjoyed reading this on /. last week.... by Osrin · · Score: 3, Funny

    ... I'm sure I'll enjoy the comments as much this time around.

    Thanks for reposting.

    1. Re:I enjoyed reading this on /. last week.... by Osrin · · Score: 2, Funny

      I think my willingness to subscribe more likely says the opposite about my IQ.

  5. Double Dupe! by XanC · · Score: 5, Funny

    We've also managed to dupe this one: Sony to Standardize UMD Format

  6. Re:I don't see how it's a mistake. by pv2b · · Score: 2, Funny

    Yes. Then imagine.

    Sony Content sues Sony Electronics over facilitating copyright infringement... ... ... ... in Japan!

    "It could happen!"

    Now excuse me while I dodge the rotten tomatoes.

  7. Dupe Spin by Adrilla · · Score: 4, Funny

    Hey /. editors. Do the PR thing and tell everyone it's not a dupe, It's the 'Best Of'. The Beatles and Elvis have been getting away with it for decades. Hell, that shithole of a network G4Techtv calls it 'retro'.

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  8. Re:Big corporations by dourk · · Score: 4, Funny

    Good thing Mits is also a bank!

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