Affliated companies

Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited.

Sony Electronics Inc.

Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc.

Sony Pictures Releasing Corporation

Sony Mobile Display Corporation

Sony Computer Entertainment Inc.

Sony Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

Sony vs apple
In an age of consumption tech companies are almost religion or sports
for some people. And of course we all have our favorites and we don't
like it when other people talk bad about the products from company we
use. Today we're looking at two big forces in the tech world. Sony vs
Apple.

Sony

Sony is a Japanese company which was founded back in the 50s. Its
estimated worth is around 50 billion and they manufacture products for
almost all consumer electronics markets. Most famous are their Bravia
TVs, Playstation devices, Cybershot cameras and VAIO computers. On
top of that Sony has a lot of artists and movies signed under their name.
Artists include current sensation Taylor Swift and legend Michael
Jackson.

Apple

Apple is an American company which was founded back in the 70s. Its
estimated worth is about equal to that of Sonys but they are active on
less markets. Most famous products they make are iPods, iPhones,
MacBooks and the iMac. What makes this company different is their eye
for design and details. Everything they make seems to be successful
(except for apple tv) and as a result their annual profits are getting higher
and higher.

Markets

Sony and Apple clash on a few markets. Most notable of course being
the computer market. The MacBook and the VAIOs actually have a lot
of similarities. Both are highly priced and are designed with great care.
In general though Apple does things a little better. Their design just
seems a little more tough of and the materials they use are a little more
premium. The problem with Sony is that they don't make the software,
they're stuck with Windows. Apple is in the fortunate position that they
have maximum control over both the software (OS X) and the hardware.
Still it's an easy decision which laptop you should buy. Want Windows
only? Get a Sony VAIO. Prefer Mac OS X? Get an Apple MacBook.

Now lets talk about the mp3 market. Sony has a good chunk of market
share with their Walkman Series but there's no denying that Apple
dominates this market with the iPod. It's hard to see this change in the
near future. But as the market is now Sony is the only brand that can
challenge Apple's iPod. Because they have the expertise, the name and
the artists to make a very good and competitive product.

Last clashing market is the phone market. Sony is active in a joint

venture with Ericsson, and have an established name in the phone
business. It's likely that they can maintain their position, as the Xperia
lineup will soon use the android software. But Apple has the iPhone, and
it's a popular device. It could very well be that Apple overtakes Sony if
they don't act fast.

Conclusion

Both Apple and Sony are huge. Both are mostly active in different
markets. Apple has the edge in mp3 players/laptops and can very well
overtake Sony when it comes to mobile phones. However Sony has a
considerable share in a lot of consumer electronics and has a separate
music and movie business. In the end both are worth about the same and
there isn't a real winner here. Both do an amazing job delivering great
premium consumer electronics and in the end that's most important
Sony v/s
Nintendo
This rivalry tells us an important story about electronics in the 20th
century. Based on the information that Sony accrued creating peripherals
for the console makers, they were able to create a groundbreaking and
popular system themselves. The Sony Playstation would go on to
become one of the most popular consoles of all times
Recently, Sony gave a preview of its third quarter earnings that set the
stage for a grim set of final figures. Those figures were released
Thursday, on the same day that Nintendo unveiled the results of its sales
during the third quarter. Although both companies are facing the same
problems when it comes to general economic conditions, Nintendo
seems set to stay in the black regardless, and it's worth taking a look at
why.

The most fundamental problem that both companies face is that much of
their income comes from overseas sales, and the Yen has strengthened
considerably against many currencies as people flock to its relative
stability. That means that all of the overseas revenue is diluted in value
when it's converted to Yen on its return to the company

Who exactly is winning the handheld wars? Sony says it is, and
Nintendo says it is. Sony says the PSP is selling faster, from launch, than
the PSOne or PS2. The PSP is selling neck-and-neck in the US and
Europe with Nintendo's DS. In Japan, however, the DS is clearly
trouncing the PSP. Whatever the reality is of who is edging out who,
Sony's learning some tough lessons in the handheld market. For the first
time in a while it isn't a clear market leader. And, worse, not only are the
fanboys not with Sony, but key software corporations aren't either.

Sony vs
Samsung
Chang R E V I E W E D BY Rupert Walker T his fascinating book by a
leading business professor, currently based at BOOKEND Sony vs
Samsung The Inside Story of the Electronics Giant's Battle for Global
Supremacy BY Sea-Jin Korea University, chronicles the fortunes of two
ofthe world's top electronics companies and tries to answer a question
that has probably occurred to most of us: why did the performance and
brand of Sony, which once dominated the industry, fall so quickly, while
Samsung emerged from relative obscurity, where it was generally
known for derivative aiid often poor quality products, to become the
market leader was a late entrant and was technologically inferior in the
analogue world, because, as Chang points out. "there is no difference in
the quality of digital products so long as each uses the same chip set". It
then allocated its marketing resources to improve its brand image and
ioaused most of these resources in mobile phones, which was the
product for which it could get the highest renim on its VS. investment.
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