no, it really isn't. Sony = HUGE. as such, one limb doesn't know what the other is doing. Sony electronics and Sony music are completely seperate, each having their own business model. Sony electronics goes "hey. PocketPC's can play mp3's! we should too, so we can stay competitive" while Sony Music says "hey! people are ripping off our cd's! we don't want them to!"
granted that's a bit oversimplified, but you get the idea, I think.
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no, it really isn't. Sony = HUGE. as such, one limb doesn't know what the other is doing. Sony electronics and Sony music are completely seperate, each having their own business model. Sony electronics goes "hey. PocketPC's can play mp3's! we should too, so we can stay competitive" while Sony Music says "hey! people are ripping off our cd's! we don't want them to!"
granted that's a bit oversimplified, but you get the idea, I think.