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Sony Already Lost Media War to Apple?

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the tech-products-fight dept.

Declan McCullagh writes "Sony's Walkman was the king of media players. Now Apple's iPod is, and Sony Connect was a flop. But Sony's problems may soon be even bigger: the company is having a remarkably difficult time coordinating software development across different divisions and continents, and some managers are worried that things may be getting worse. Will Apple's recent forays into the living room create even more of a problem for Sony?"

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  1. What's the facination with MP3 home entertainment? by Madmongo · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why oh why oh why do people want to have "iPod/mp3 home stereo's"? Seriously, the quality of most 'rips' is shocking. And one you plug your iPod into a decent sized set of speakers...you just end up with loud crappy quality music. And whats worse, you pay to download tunes in an inferior quality format! Anyway...there is already a iPod killer on the market. It's called a phone. Unless you want to carry a phone, mp3 player, portable TV, PIM,....