if sony wants to keep in the smartphone business first it needs to get rid the xperia brand.. get something fresh, their flagships are great, but the xperia itself its dated and people never got into it very much.. they need to try to compete in the mid tier cellphones (like motorola did) and think later about making a flagship because that market is oversaturated..

Hear, hear.  The truth is, he was only looking to make a quick buck off of his stock when/if Sony spun off the movie division.  He didn't care about the well being of Sony and its employees.  Glad I won't have to see several threads opened anymore about his BS statements each month. It's also good to see that Sony's stock actually closed slightly up today, even with this news/rumor.

Sony just needs to continue to trim the fat on divisions that cause them losses.  They already started this with the TV spinoff and PC division sale, so I hope they do continue.  Though, I can understand the mistake of investing into their phones too much.  For a little while there it seemed they had it turned around, even posted a few quarters of profit.  Just need to be more cautious in the future.  Just focus on Insurance, PS4, Cameras, Phones (but not too much, and position yourself to drop it if things continue going south), Movies, Music, and TV (shows, not actual units.) 

It will be interesting to see next quarter's numbers after the Xmas sales boost.  Especially, from the gaming division.

if sony wants to keep in the smartphone business first it needs to get rid the xperia brand.. get something fresh, their flagships are great, but the xperia itself its dated and people never got into it very much.. they need to try to compete in the mid tier cellphones (like motorola did) and think later about making a flagship because that market is oversaturated..