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September 4, 2007

rivals

Watch out Apple, here comes Sony

Posted Sep. 4, ’07, 10:06 AM PT by Cyrus Farivar
Category | Apple » Rivals

stringer.gifWe’ve seen a bevy of “iTunes killers” over the past couple of years, and none of them have made any sort of respectable dent into Apple’s territory.

But heck, if Sony wants to try, let’s get ready to rumble, m’kay?

Wall Street Journal:

People familiar with the situation say Mr. Stringer [CEO of Sony] is planning to use Sony’s technology-packed PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Portable videogame machines, along with its Bravia high-definition televisions, to develop products and services to let users download television shows and movies, similar to the way they download music and videos using Apple’s iTunes store and iPods. A Sony spokesman declined to comment on the company’s strategy.

Apple’s response?

And we quote: “We’re the No. 1 video download store.”

That pretty much sums things up right there.


2 Comments

Leif said:

Does anybody want to download anything having the Sony tag after the scandal with the CD copy protection with hidden root kit files? And after the latest news that even their USB sticks have hidden files on them?
Well, I keep away from everything that's Sony nowdays.

September 4, 2007 11:33 AM
33Nick said:

Sony, bla, bla, bla you have left me so blah over this last decade. Barely innovating anymore. You grew lazy on your laurel leafs.

Funny how a few bad quarter sales will do to a company. Anything to be heard.

I say: "Irrelevant, you will be assimilated!"

September 4, 2007 11:34 AM

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