I will now be changing my blog to focus on it's original purpose, commentary and insight.
We shall begin...
From one of the most recognizable brands ever, to the biggest disaster in the history of Capitalism.
Sure, many companies have fallen from notoriety, but we've seen Sony enter more industries and yet bring nothing but trouble and the same misshaps from one to the other.
We all know about Betamax and the disaster of this superior technology in the consumer space. Yes, Sony did do well to capture the market of the professionals, but consumers have never forgotten this. Why then, would someone be so willing to make the same mistake. Remember the miniDisc of a few years back? While a good product in certain uses, it didn't catch on. So what did they finally do after 5 years of holding it to themselves? Licensed it out to other manufacturers. And so it is with the PS3. They want Blu-Ray, and this time they actually have some other manufacturers on their side, but guess what, it's twice the price of it's competitor. This may eventually change, but apparently only Sony makes a critical piece of the hardware.
This is my warning to Sony: You are being challenged on all fronts, you no longer are the top in the game industry as the Xbox 360 has a year on you, and is a much better console at this point. Beware that you can no longer decide to go it alone on technology standards, be wise in your products, and make things consumers want, on time, and in their budget.
