Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 12th May 2009 11:54 UTC, submitted by Moulinneuf
Sony is a company which is not exactly loved by technologists, despite the fact it has come up with some damn fine technology - with my personal favourite being the MiniDisc format. The problem with Sony has always been that it was stuck in the old ways of doing things (proprietary, closed, DRM), and of course things like the rootkit scandal didn't help either. It seems like things are about to change, with Sony's CEO announcing a new direction for the company - focussed on openness.
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Sony should sell off their content business to other companies or jettison it off into its own completely separate company. The two sides of the company are in conflict with one another and they each drag down the other and result in sub-optimal performance for both parts. If the company were split into its perspective parts it would most likely once again become much more innovative without the content business making decisions for the hardware division and hampering their competitive ability. A new Sony Media corporation might also seek out innovate and new ways to profit without being tied to whatever hardware Sony might be pimping at the time.