To be fair to the investors that are dumping the stock. Sony has bucked conventional wisdom quite often over the coarse of the previous generation. They launched a six hundred dollar console, abandoned backward compatibility, neglected basic security measures, and then taunted hackers and the modding community. Who promptly hacked the shit out of Sony. Sometimes it seems like Sony and common sense are strangers. It isn't stupid at all really for them to give Sony the benefit of the doubt.
Besides it isn't a rumor we are talking about here. It is a patent application, and that makes it a real possibility. If for no other reason then it proves that Sony is tinkering with the idea. That has to mean they haven't discounted the idea out of hand. All you really need to know is that even reasonably intelligent people have been known to do dumb things. It makes sense for investors to pull their money even if they just aren't sure. Their selling doesn't mean that they haven't made money. It could just mean they want to limit their risk.







