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Walkman Creator Leaves Sony

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the walking-shoes dept.

Gammu writes "Nobutoshi Kihara, the engineer behind the Walkman, has left Sony. In the late seventies, one of the co-chairman of Sony, Morita, requested the audio division create a portable tape player capable of playing his operas while he was on transpacific flights to the US. After less than a year, the Walkman was released to the public and revolutionized the music industry. Read about the development of the first Walkman at Low End Mac."

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  1. Re:THe Walkman by LiquidCoooled · · Score: 4, Insightful

    There is no lesson here.
    Sony were in the right place at the right time and managed to define a generation.
    Running a business is like a river, it ebbs and flows along. Sometimes its slow, other times its a raging torrent but as long as you stay in the boat you will reach the ocean.

    There are many products which define a generation, the walkman was one of those Nobutoshi Kihara and Sony should be proud of their achievements.

    Apple have caught the wave this time, and in another 5-10 years someone else will.

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    liqbase :: faster than paper