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damndl0ser on 05 January 2009
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

 

Do they even make those anymore?  I thought the Ipod and Zune pretty much took over that line of gadgets.



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NJ5 on 05 January 2009
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

Do they still make those? Surely it's under Electronics (as most of Sony is).

 



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Khuutra on 05 January 2009

Well in case it wasn't communicated in the other thread:

Shit.



jerry on 05 January 2009
NJ5 said:
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

Do they still make those? Surely it's under Electronics (as most of Sony is).

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWZA829K-16GB-Video-Walkman/dp/B0015RZ7RS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231165346&sr=8-7

and many many more similar to that & less flashy as that....my friend has a new SONY walkman....she loves it.

 

 



NJ5 on 05 January 2009
jerry said:
NJ5 said:
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

Do they still make those? Surely it's under Electronics (as most of Sony is).

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWZA829K-16GB-Video-Walkman/dp/B0015RZ7RS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231165346&sr=8-7

and many many more similar to that & less flashy as that....my friend has a new SONY walkman....she loves it.

 

 

Oh, funny. I don't pay much attention to these things, but I never noticed Sony sold digital music players.

Apparently back in Aug 2007 they were aiming for 10% market share:

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSWEB708020070830

The iPod had 79% of marketshare back in 2006, don't know how it's doing now but I'm guessing not much worse.

 



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jerry on 05 January 2009
NJ5 said:
jerry said:
NJ5 said:
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

Do they still make those? Surely it's under Electronics (as most of Sony is).

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWZA829K-16GB-Video-Walkman/dp/B0015RZ7RS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231165346&sr=8-7

and many many more similar to that & less flashy as that....my friend has a new SONY walkman....she loves it.

 

 

Oh, funny. I don't pay much attention to these things, but I never noticed Sony sold digital music players.

Apparently back in Aug 2007 they were aiming for 10% market share:

http://www.reuters.com/article/reutersEdge/idUSWEB708020070830

The iPod had 79% of marketshare back in 2006, don't know how it's doing now but I'm guessing not much worse.

 

I dunno who buys em.

but I see them axing of that product completely.

 



damndl0ser on 05 January 2009
jerry said:
NJ5 said:
jerry said:
what about those walkman's

what division is that

I mean the standalone walkmans

Do they still make those? Surely it's under Electronics (as most of Sony is).

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sony-NWZA829K-16GB-Video-Walkman/dp/B0015RZ7RS/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1231165346&sr=8-7

and many many more similar to that & less flashy as that....my friend has a new SONY walkman....she loves it.

 

 

 

Looks like it is pretty nice, but I think I will keep my ipod.  It has to many different accessories that I can buy for it.  I am happy Sony still makes something with a name from my childhood in it.  If you had a Sony Walkman Cassette player back when I was in grade school you were one cool mf'er!



"If you've got them by the balls their hearts and minds will follow."

Quote by- The Imortal John Wayne, the original BADASS!

 

 

 

ahcheng on 05 January 2009

If this is true

MS win this and next gen console for sure FTW

can't wait to see the offical announcement :)



Khuutra on 05 January 2009
ahcheng said:

If this is true

MS win this gen console for sure FTW

This is a terrible rumor regardless of what kind of "fanboy" you are.



JGarret on 05 January 2009

@khuutra

how would you honestly feel if the PS brand is indeed canned?...And if that happens, how do you expect things to go in the industry over the next years?