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Sony plans iPod competitor, denies Apple buyout

updated 09:05 am EST, Thu February 17, 2005

Sony iPod competitor


Sony said it would release a product by the end of the year to , reports Business World. "We are confident of being able to offer by the end of the year a product that is much more competitive than the iPod," president Kunitake Ando said. Ando said Apple's success was in developing a product that is simple to use. "We have to develop software that makes use of our products more intuitive and simple," he told reporters. Ando also dismissed rumours the company will buy Apple, saying it "has become too expensive because of the success of iPod." Chairman and chief executive Nobuyuki Idei added: "We have put in place a very aggressive plan to become number one again" in portable music.


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  1. njfuzzy

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    02/17, 09:30am | report spam | Reply |

    Huh?

    Sony has tried a number of times to release products to compete with the iPod, and each and every time this has flopped. What is special about what they have planned this time?

  1. sunrunnerfire

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    02/17, 09:31am | report spam | Reply |

    mhm

    Sony needs to just realize that throwing out products which rely on formats like ATRAC are never going to fly...

  1. gunnar

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    02/17, 09:39am | report spam | Reply |

    like what?

    What are they going to do, make something exactly the same as the iPod and charge $50 for it? The iPod is perfect already, the only thing that could be done is a significant price drop and then who knows if they'd make any money. I guess that's not Sony's priority of late.

  1. kernelg

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    02/17, 10:02am | report spam | Reply |

    Develop software?

    Yes, Sony has the great history with the Walkman, and I love my Sony televisions, but when has Sony ever been able to develop software? They can't even code a web site that works properly. This should be entertaining.

  1. mouseketter

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    02/17, 10:41am | report spam | Reply |

    I know what it is

    I know what it is they are planing.
    An Aibo that sings. :0)

  1. Truepop

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    02/17, 10:45am | report spam | Reply |

    Sleeping under a rock.

    it "has become too expensive because of the success of iPod."

    So Sony did have a plan to buy Apple?

  1. bmyers2

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    02/17, 10:49am | report spam | Reply |

    Buyout?

    Doesn't it concern anyone that the verbiage they used here suggest Sony would buy Apple? A merger is one thing, an acquisition is another. It would be a sad day if any company buys Apple.... As mentioned, Sony can't even compete very well. What makes anyone think they would know what to do with Apple? They'd likely take that mystery port of OS X for X86 and throw it on their Viao systems or something....

  1. njfuzzy

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    02/17, 10:59am | report spam | Reply |

    Software Gap

    The quote talks about Sony needing better software.

    Here's a crazy way for Sony to partner with Apple, and solve all of their problems...

    Sony should make an iPod. That is, a device compatible with iTunes as if it were an iPod, and bearing an iPod label. It can be their own device. Basically, going a bit further than HP did.

  1. dashiel

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    02/17, 11:51am | report spam | Reply |

    re: Develop Software

    sony has not only been able to develop software, but they have made some absolutely stunning products. admittedly most of these are still in the lab, though we are starting to see (in japan only at this point :( ) several products that have grown out of those lab projects.

    fwiw sony has a pretty decent imovie-esque editor that comes with their vaios. ironically enough codeveloped my macromedia.

  1. burger

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    02/17, 12:30pm | report spam | Reply |

    hmm

    Apple to buy Sony?

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