Why is Sony not doing so well? It was timing. I truly believed that the PS3 needed another year of developement to drive cost of the bluray and cell and other components down. I don't think the games they had available at launch was what they really intended then the games trickled out just over the next year. I think MS had caught them with their release of the 360 and Sony had to react ASAP.
I also believed that Sony felt HD was the future with the upcoming HDTV switchover and they wanted to be there to capitalize. Unfortunately, they over estimated the demand for the switch over and the strength of their brand name plus combined with recent decline in the economy, they got caught doubling down at the wrong time.
That being said, I've owned Sony products over the years and they've never let me down. Although one trinitron TV needed repair about 8 years back. I'd much rather prefer a Sony laptop with it's bloatware over a crappy Toshiba laptop. As for Samsung TV, while the picture and features are nice, the user interface is terrible and slow.
While some of you don't think Sony innovates or are on the cutting edge, they do take risks and I applaud them for that.
Edit: That being said, I'm glad they're making recent headway in the market.
