@ D: Stringer on Digital Music: Walkman Phone is Our Savior
This story was written by Rafat Ali.
Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony (NYSE: SNE), is on stage talking about, among other things, Sony's position in music: "We have sold about 170 million music enabled phones, which is more than iPods...we have sold that in about two years. We started the trend with the Sony Walkman phone, mostly in Europe. Clearly there is something happening in digital music on phones...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has led the charge in all you can eat experiements and we will get there. We are back in the game, but we recognize our failing." Notice he didn't even mention any online music service/Sony Connect or a standalone MP3 player...Sony has pretty much given up there.
By Rafat Ali
PaidContent.org Howard Stringer, the CEO of Sony (NYSE: SNE), is on stage talking about, among other things, Sony's position in music: "We have sold about 170 million music enabled phones, which is more than iPods...we have sold that in about two years. We started the trend with the Sony Walkman phone, mostly in Europe. Clearly there is something happening in digital music on phones...Nokia (NYSE: NOK) has led the charge in all you can eat experiements and we will get there. We are back in the game, but we recognize our failing." Notice he didn't even mention any online music service/Sony Connect or a standalone MP3 player...Sony has pretty much given up there.
By Rafat Ali
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