Lol, what? You meant corporate channels? Hell no.

Btw, Android doesn't do that many things more than old slow WM does. Again, it's not (only) a functionality which rules and pwns the world of mobiles.

SE used to use Symbian quite a long ago, it's one of the oldest Symbian manufacturers. In fact, I see part of their problems is that they started pursuing so many OSes at some point, instead of focusing on Symbian and continuation of their own A200/300 platform

How much that PSP phone would cost? The problem of SE recent devices is that they all cost too much. I don't see how PSPhone could be a killer for them. Being all about high-tech wonders, it wouldn't do any better than PS3.

Its rather sad to see that Sony;s mp3 players are lagging behind the iPod, they are 1000% better then the Shuffle and pretty much right there with the Nano.

As for now, I wish Sony Ericson would take Android for spin. Its a wonderful OS.

So it would start out slow then instantly start kicking the heck out of everything? Is that a bad thing? if it would cut a small percentage of market off of the iPhone, would it be a bad thing? no. And I;d be happy to pay $200 like I did for my LG Dare for one, as long as its on Verizon's network.

1) No, it would just cost Sony their arm and leg, and sink them further beyond waterline

2) iPhone takes rather small market itself, so a small percentage of it means probably less than SE lost . The problem is not market share, it's profitability, and iPhone makes the killing here because it sells like with 200% margin or whatever.

3) Good for ya, not so good for Sony. PSPPhone targeting a gaming audience - means niche sales. PSPPhone selling for the amount of money like Xperia does - means even more niche than Xperia. And which margin they could sell it with? 200% like iPhone? Hell no, they probably will sell it just to break even, because it would be a gaming device, and "gamers" are not exactly audience you can charge for "premium" regardless how many billions of triangles PSPPhone could through and how photorealistic it's games are, so no reason really to put a next micro-Cell into the device. They want it cheap, and I concur.

Just to put it in another perspective, an only gaming phone which could be HUGE success now is reincarnation of GBA SP with cheap GSM module, not any 4G or whatever current buzz is about. Supplied with flux of games of mass appeal, of course.

A PS Phone is the only solution for Sony in this market, and thats the bottom line. Playstation is there most notable brand, and the only one that is going to catch the eyes of general consumers. These dumb ass names Azio, Niva, Meto, or whatever they want to through out there has nothing. They do not stand behind one phone, and they though out so much garbage that consumers have no clue what to buy, so they simply don't buy SE phones.

A PS phone does not have to be a processing mamoth. All it needs to do is play games at the level a PSP can, with better controls. As many have pointed out in discussion about handhelds, we don't want a console clone. If I want to play console games I will buy a console. What I (personally) do like is having games directly built for a device by some of the best developers in the world. That is what the PS Phone could bring that no other phone would have.

I am a firm believer that the PSP 2 does not need to knock our socks off with power. If Sony just focuses on making the game play better through a btter controller interface, it will be a massive step in making PSP 2 a better games platform. Then add in network access anywhere any time, and they have the best protable games device on the market. The production cost could be almost unchanged from PSP, and they would sell through the roof.

Belive this. There are millions of people that would love a PSP, but there is very little to justify paying 170 for a system that is mainly a games only device. If the PSP could be a phone + a games device for 200, then they have full justification. People see a phone as essential, and they are willing to pay the price for them. If they can get a phone that plays their favorite games for a couple of bucks more, it is a done deal.

Drip drip drip...hopefully they can get back on their feet someday...or get bought out by a moneymaker.

from the tech stand point walkman in everything, battery life, sound quality, support for formats, mass storage, 3 min = 3 hours of music charges etc.

but people go for the ipod because they are used to them, walkman still a dominant brand in asia though, the difference with ipod its minimal.

Recession is not just about GDP growth... GDP has recovered somewhat, due to massive government spending.

Consumer spending, on the other hand, is still down, which is what matters for things like phones. I don't think the US government spent much of its stimulus money on buying phones.