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Sony, NEC to Merge Optical Drive Teams

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the friction-waiting-to-happen dept.

illeism writes to tell us The Register is reporting that Sony and NEC are planning on merging their optical drive divisions. From the article: "Sony will be the bigger of the two stakeholders in the joint venture. It will own 55 per cent of Sony NEC Optiarc, to NEC's 45 per cent. Indeed, the JV will be run by Sony staffer Shinichi Yamamura, currently deputy president of Sony's Video Business Group."

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  1. Re:Extra features by ScrewMaster · · Score: 3, Insightful

    No, it will be supplied as a driver for Windows Vista. Don't bother looking, it won't show up in Task Manager.

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    The higher the technology, the sharper that two-edged sword.
  2. Why does everything have to be abbreviated? by spectre_240sx · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Would it have been so hard to just type "joint venture"?