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’Sony — the more things stay the same, the more things change
Things couldn’t have looked worse at Sony some months ago. But in a potent reminder of how radically the mood can shift in a relatively short space of time, Sony on Thursday became the latest Japanese electronics company to forecast a recovery,
Sir Howard gets his way at Sony
Lo and behold! An uber-consumer-electronics king is born in Tokyo:
Sony on Friday unveiled a sweeping shake-up of its businesses and radical management changes aimed at better integrating its hardware and software operations and giving Sir Howard Stringer,
Sony (II): Sir Howard’s way?
Could this be the beginning of the end game at Sony – at least for the troubled phase now embroiling the once-sexy consumer electronics and entertainment giant?
As mentioned earlier, Sony stunned investors on Thursday afternoon Tokyo time with an announcement that it would post a Y260bn ($2.9bn) annual operating loss – its biggest ever – and cited sliding demand,
Sony: Watch this space…
It’s all coming to a head at Sony — even as we write, as Sir Howard Stringer and other executives attend an evening press briefing in Tokyo to outline more detail of Sony’s sweeping restructuring plan.
Sony ‘shokku’: The sequel
Sony rarely does things by halves – as seen in its phenomenal growth from a tiny company in 1946 with just 20 employees and one hot product idea – magnetic recording tape – into the consumer electronics and entertainment behemoth it is today.
Sir Howard to stay on at Sony
Sir Howard Stringer on Tuesday said he would remain at Sony for three more years, quashing speculation that he would step down should the electronics group achieve its full-year targets. The announcement came as Sir Howard,