Great article:

http://www.emirates247.com/business/will-the-new-shower-friendly-sony-xperia-z-sink-the-iphone-5-and-galaxy-s4-2013-01-09-1.490347

No.

I have seen stranger things happened

In my most kindly censored word "NO"

If nokia can distinguish itself and have its stock/popularity on a paltry 4.4 million lumia sales, then Sony can easily ascend in the ranks of Android makers.

not a hope.

Nokia somehow staying slightly relevant

You should have asked if I cared first.  Its my assessment.

I'm actually very excited for this phone. I have a Galaxy Nexus, which is a great phone and I love getting the updates to the newest Android OS right away, but it's getting time for a new phone and my GNexus has something wrong with the screen where half of it is a shade darker than the other half of the screen. The Z looks to have a Great screen and great camera, which is something my GNexus is sorely lacking, I just need it to be on T-mobile, but that likely won't happen. :/

I once saw the famous purple stuffed worm in flap-jaw space with the tuning fork do a raw blink on Hara-Kiri Rock.