http://seekingalpha.com/article/181681-where-will-sony-fail-next
With its once-revered electronics business flagging, Sony Corp. is placing a huge bet this year that 3-D technology will vault the company back into a leadership position in the living room. Will it be successful or will it be another lost opportunity from the former "Walkman King?"
Whether it was Apple with music players, Samsung with televisions or Amazon with e-readers, Sony has repeatedly been overtaken in businesses where it was once a leader.
Mr. Stringer's wager comes at a time when the 3-D market is already packed, and getting more so by the minute: The top four TV makers, representing more than 50% of the global market, have also committed to a big 3-D push. Smaller companies are expected to dive in, too. With competition so intense, the field could quickly go from nascent to overcrowded and result in a brutal, profit-killing price war.
FULL ARTICLE from the Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB126281921528818651.html?mod=WSJ_hps_MIDDLEThirdNews
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Interesting article. Hard to say what the future holds for sony.