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I personally date the beginning of Sony's "downfall" as the mid 1990s; and I believe that it was actually the result of Sony using the success in one division to try to spur success in other divisions. In some cases they have been successful (the PS2 helped push adoption of DVD and encouraged people to upgrade their home theater system), but in many cases they have undermined successful products.