Clearly the worst move Sony has made is the beta-max tape. Not only was it a dumb idea, but it held a sliver of marketshare for 8 year before Sony decide to kill it off. Then what does Sony do? They start making their own VHS players.
Vita so far seems like a pretty dumb move but it mostly how it has been handled and not so much the product itself.
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