Moving from the theological to the practical implications of Sony's snafu, the company couldn't have picked a worse time to offend its customers. Sony has already conceded a six-month head start to competitor Microsoft in the upcoming market-share battle for the next generation of game consoles. Microsoft's Xbox 360 is expected to debut this fall Sony's PlayStation 3 will not arrive until the spring of 2006.
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Sony's recent digital rights management (DRM) fiasco highlighted the tightrope content producers employing DRM technologies are currently walking. Authors, artists and publishers now have the technological tools to better protect their digital creations but if they want consumers to pay for their digital work, they must find the right balance between copyright protection and customer expectations.
No other content company has Sony's intuitive grasp of technology and no other company has Sony's intimate understanding of the demands of content.
Jeff Blake is not only one of Sony's greatest assets, but I think he is recognized industry wide as one of the best in the business. As the marketing landscape changes and becomes more and more fragmented and the exhibition community faces the challenge of converting to digital cinema, there is no one better to guide us than Jeff Blake. He is truly second to no one and he inspires those around him to do their best work. We couldn't be more proud to recognize his extraordinary contributions with this promotion.
Even though Sony helped bring about the digital revolution, the company has failed to adapt to it. The standardization required to manufacture consumer digital products undercut the value of Sony's branded products. For example, the Chinese and other low-labor-cost manufacturers, using the same computer chips, could make the same DVD players and digital TV sets as Sony for a fraction of the cost. The result was a commoditized rat race that became unprofitable for Sony. When it became clear that Sony had to revolutionize itself, ... from an analog culture to a digital culture.
Howard's new appointment reflects the ever increasing importance of his role as a bridge between the technological and software areas of Sony's operations in the United States, ... He has continued to work closely with Tommy, John and the management teams of all of our U. S. businesses, and to fortify Sony's overall strategic goals in the digital environment of the future.
Sony's previous business plan seemed to focus on costs and less on the product line-up.
I think Microsoft is waiting to hear Sony's plan about the PSP and then we may hear something about the Xbox 2.
Paul has been my chief lieutenant in managing the day-to-day administration of the international division for quite some time, and there is no one better prepared to take on the challenges and opportunities presented by this division. He has built a strong relationship with key personnel in all of our international offices, and he has earned their confidence and respect by demonstrating his skill as a business leader with a great inside understanding of Sony's global marketing and distribution apparatus.
Sonys brand is one of the companys greatest assets, ... Andy will work toward creating a brand personality unique to Sony, one that reflects all aspects of our business.
We wrote last November that Sony's design choices for the PS3 had resulted in an expensive and difficult-to-manufacture product, and we think that we're seeing the consequences of those choices play out now.
Sony agreed to stop production of these flawed and ineffective digital rights management technologies. We hope that other record labels will learn from Sony's hard experience and focus more on the carrot of quality music and less on the stick of copy protection.
What everybody needs to understand is Sony is not competing with Microsoft. Sony's competition is with Toshiba.
The forecast seems optimistic because so many factors are out of Sony's control,
They can't control retail prices, for example. Today, Sony's TVs are one-third less than they were a year ago. And still, their products are 40 more expensive than the other brands. That's a disaster. And there's no indication that things will get better.
No other content company has such a complete understanding of technology, and no other technology company has Sony's insight into content.