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Sony vs. Sony As the recording and electronics industries face off over digital music, one company has had the uniquely uncomfortable position of standing on both sides of the issue: Sony.   |
Wired
September 2006
Frank Rose |
Can the PS3 Save Sony The company that created the transistor radio and the Walkman is at the precipice. If Sony's new $600 console doesn't blow gamers away, it may be time to say good-bye. |
The Motley Fool
January 24, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Solutions for Sony? A top executive at the Japanese electronics giant admits mistakes in the MP3 player business. |
BusinessWeek
May 7, 2007
Edwards & Hall |
Remade In The USA Sony's comeback may ride on its Yankee know-how |
BusinessWeek
March 13, 2006
Kenji Hall |
Sony's iPod Assault Is No Threat To Apple The new digital Walkman is a step in the right direction, but its features fall short. |
The Motley Fool
March 7, 2005
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony's Ill-Timed Restart Sony's executive reshuffle comes just when its PSP deserves a more focused selling effort. The company's shares are trading at a little more than a quarter of where they were when they peaked in 2000. |
BusinessWeek
November 8, 2004
David Rocks |
Sony: A Bight Picture? Its electronics unit is back on its feet, with a slew of new products, but the real test comes at Christmas. |
The Motley Fool
November 30, 2005
Tarek Sultani |
Shaky Times for Sony The slumping electronics giant needs to restore its high-quality brand image. With the stock price at a two-year low, this may be the perfect opportunity to buy cheaply. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Brian Bremner |
Akio Morita: Mr. Consumer Electronics Sony's genius, Akio Morita, ushered in the portable transistor radio, the Walkman, and the CD. |
BusinessWeek
July 1, 2010
Edwards et al. |
Sony Seeks Relevance in an Apple-Centric Age Sony is increasingly being eclipsed in consumer electronics by Apple. So it's pushing its content over networked devices to fight back. |
BusinessWeek
November 3, 2003
Irene M. Kunii |
This Time, Sony Better Finish The Job Will its second round of restructuring go far enough? |
BusinessWeek
July 12, 2004
Grover & Lowry |
Imagine Sony On Steroids Howard Stringer, Sony's vice-chairman, is shopping for movies and music. But will content sell gizmos? |
InternetNews
October 13, 2006
Ed Sutherland |
Sony Planning Video Walkman? Analysts wonder if Sony can recover from being 'asleep at the wheel' for digital media? Maybe its new digital player will help. |
BusinessWeek
March 28, 2005
Brian Bremner |
Can Sony Afford To Get Focused? It's under pressure to spin off financial services -- a real moneymaker |
BusinessWeek
April 4, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
The PlayStation Portable Has Miles To Go The new Sony PlayStation Portable is a first-rate game console but falls short as a video and music player. |
The Motley Fool
September 22, 2005
Brian Gorman |
Sony Shakes Things Up Pundits have been saying that things needed to change at Sony, and today those folks got their wish. |
The Motley Fool
January 25, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Walkman: Not Made in Japan Sony's electronics growth has slowed, and it has been working on restructuring to infuse more life into its operations. Recent votes of confidence in the stock, as evidenced by an upward climb in stock price have been overly enthusiastic. |
BusinessWeek
October 10, 2005
Cliff Edwards |
The Lessons For Sony At Samsung Samsung's business strategy includes listening to customers, partnering closely, and moving at warp speed. |
PC World
November 13, 2001
Tom Spring |
Sony Unveils Potpourri of Consumer Gadgets From Net-savvy Camcorders and Walkmans with MiniDiscs to mini-printers, Sony's got gear... |
The Motley Fool
April 29, 2011 |
Who Will Lead Sony Into the Future? One name is being floated around. |
BusinessWeek
January 12, 2004 |
Nobuyuki Idei There are reasons to doubt the leadership ability of Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei. |
BusinessWeek
October 17, 2005
Edwards & Burrows |
Daggers Drawn Over DVDs How Sony gained an edge in its fierce battle with Microsoft over video formats. |
The Motley Fool
July 31, 2006
Anders Bylund |
Sony Decodes Quarterly Profits While Sony's days of premium price points are long gone, new CEO Howard Stringer seems to be doing a great job of tightening operations. If the improvements continue, things will be looking up for shareholders. |
BusinessWeek
July 26, 2004
Cliff Edward |
In This Corner, The iPod Sony's claims for its new Walkman have goaded Apple into a fight, and faster than you can say download, Apple was all over Sony's boast. How can consumers wade through all of the hype? |
Home Toys
June 2006
James Russo |
Classic Home Toys Installment #4: Run, Don't Walk To Buy A Sony Walkman Portable CD players plus the Apple iPod and other devices have virtually eliminated the cassette Walkman market. However, one cannot deny that the original Sony Walkmans paved the way for the entire portable electronics business. |
The Motley Fool
August 31, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Disconnects Sony decides to disconnect its Connect digital music service; customers were trapped using only Sony hardware and software to listen to their music, which doomed the program. The company now says it will support other, more open formats, such as MP3. |
BusinessWeek
June 17, 2010
Edwards & Grover |
Sony's Move into Web TV Sony, which will sell a Google TV later this year, is expanding its online movie content to be a leader in state-of-the-art TV program delivery. |
PC World
September 2005
Laurianne McLaughlin |
Copyright Crackdown New XCP2 technology on music CDs limits the number of copies you can make -- and gets in the way of putting tunes on an IPod. |
The Motley Fool
December 29, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
2006 in Review: Sony There will be many interesting moving parts to watch at Sony as 2007 unfolds. Sony shareholders are certainly hoping for a better year than 2006. |
The Motley Fool
October 26, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Not-So-Sunny Sony? Sony's second quarter isn't so sunny? Shocking. Many investors look for companies that are down on their luck, but be careful here. It's too soon to call good times ahead -- it's still got a lot of work to do. |
BusinessWeek
August 15, 2005
Kenji Hall |
Time For Sony To Call The TV Repairman Can the company's new chairman Howard Stringer stop the bleeding from its largest division? |
BusinessWeek
February 20, 2006
Kenji Hall |
This PlayStation May Play Too Much Sony's new PS3 handles a lot more than games, which could confuse buyers. |
The Motley Fool
October 12, 2011
Rick Aristotle Munarriz |
Sony Isn't Safe Again Sony's PlayStation network gets hacked again. |
The Motley Fool
July 30, 2008
Alyce Lomax |
Shy Away From Sony Amid a difficult consumer climate, the electronics behemoth has handed investors some nasty quarterly results and a bleak view for the year. |
The Motley Fool
February 15, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
DRM May Die? Yahoo! Will online music's digital rights management go the way of the dodo? |
The Motley Fool
September 10, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony's Financial Windfall A massive IPO of Sony's Financial Holding should help Sony raise funds to help the company improve some of its other divisions. |
BusinessWeek
December 19, 2005
Stephen H. Wildstrom |
Just Let Us Play The Movie The entertainment industry has a great opportunity for new markets, and the PC and consumer-electronics industries have an opening for new products. But realizing this potential will require all of them to show some respect for their customers. |
The Motley Fool
April 17, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Blunders With DRM Again The electronics giant's zeal to protect copyright punishes customers. If Sony doesn't start rethinking its attitude toward DRM and its effect on consumers, it seems likely the company is going to suffer more negative perceptions. And for Sony investors, that's a real risk to contemplate. |
The Motley Fool
September 4, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Vies for Video Has Sony learned from its music-service mistakes? After announcing last week that it's disconnecting its Connect music service, the electronics giant is mulling the idea of its own digital movie service. Maybe Sony can enter the download game a bit wiser this time. |
BusinessWeek
February 2, 2004
Peter Burrows |
Show Time! Just as the Mac revolutionized computing, Apple is changing the world of online music. If Steve Jobs plays his cards right this time, Apple could end up with a big chunk of the digital-entertainment market |
The Motley Fool
September 23, 2004
Alyce Lomax |
Is Sony in the Groove? The electronics giant will finally support the MP3 format. Is it too little, too late? |
Home Toys
December 2004
G.A. Marken |
DVD Insider #18, #19 and #20 A series of articles about what's happening in the home technology and DVD industry: Trade Shows: Custom Electronic Design & Installation Association (CEDIA)... International Broadcasters Conference (IBC)... Content Moguls... etc. |
The Motley Fool
December 21, 2006
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Pays Up Last year's rootkit controversy is coming back to haunt Sony. For investors, Sony remains a tricky gamble until it can keep itself out of the negative limelight and put forth a more customer-oriented approach. There's no such thing as too big to do the right thing. |
Wired
October 2001
Jeff Howe |
Licensed to Bill Big Media wants you to pay for what you read, watch, and hear - and keep paying. Digital rights management technology will make sure you do... |
The Motley Fool
April 3, 2007
Alyce Lomax |
Sony Cuts to the Chase There's some irony in Sony reporting a low-key quarter when it's in the midst of launching its long-awaited next-generation console. Investors, take note. |
InternetNews
July 26, 2006
Andy Patrizio |
Boom or Bust For Sony? Sony Electronics has developed an unfortunate reputation for developing amazing technologies and then dropping the ball when it came time to actually sell it. Now it seems like Sony could drop the ball on several big initiatives. |
The Motley Fool
November 3, 2011
Alyce Lomax |
A Company Doomed to Mediocrity Heads up, investors: The road to mediocrity is probably full of warning signs. About five years ago, things got really ugly for Sony. |
The Motley Fool
March 9, 2005
Dave Marino-Nachison |
Sony Flashes Apple The electronics company will take on the iPod Shuffle with its new flash-memory music players. |
BusinessWeek
September 29, 2003 |
Ken Kutaragi, Sony Ken Kutaragi, the whiz behind Sony's PlayStation, has always been something of a seer. Now the 53-year-old Kutaragi, executive deputy president of Sony, is creating a vision of the e-home that could reshape both the PC and consumer electronics industries. |
Wired
February 2003
Charles C. Mann |
The Year The Music Dies Record labels are under attack from all sides -- file sharers and performers, even equipment manufacturers and good old-fashioned customers -- and it's killing them. A moment of silence, please. |
