digital music/video

06/01/2006, 11:15pm, EDT

Thursday, June 1st

"How Sony failed to Connect, again"

Sony's Connect music service, which the company hoped would unseat Apple's iTunes dominance, suffered from a number of setbacks and was ultimately unsuccessful, as the company discontinued development of its software earlier this year. CNET News.com has an insider's look the software development project, which was headed by former Apple employee and QuickTime guru Peter Hoddie at the third-party Kinoma startup. Hoddie reportedly was able to convince Sony executives to turn to the startup because of "Apple's meteoric rise in music has left top Sony executives with both respect and envy for Apple's products, even while they resist becoming dependent on Microsoft's digital music technology. Kinoma and Hoddie appealed to their envy of Apple and their aversion to Microsoft." Released only in Japan and Europe, the Connect software was ultimately discontinued this past April due to continued problems; however, Kinoma is still working on Sony's new, high-profile eBook Reader, according to the report.


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Very interesting reading
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06/02, 2:02am, EDT
Too bad, because Sony was the only company that attempted to create a fully integrated player/software/eStore package like iPod/iTunes/iTMS.
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this is news?
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06/02, 9:07am, EDT
How does Sony Connect's collapse in April make it news today?
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still hope...
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06/02, 11:16am, EDT
that Sony and Apple can swallow their pride and work together. Sony's Walkman phones are slick and do everything but connect to iTunes.

I also think that (and this is a just a pipe dream) Sony and Apple should work together on the PS3. Imagine if Apple designed the UI for the PS3 and included iTunes support and Front Row.

In fact, I think this needs to happen as MS is using the XBox 360 as essentially a trojan horse to get their technology into every household. You want to use the coolest features of the Xbox 360, you need to have a PC.

Even though the PS3 has is expected to sell very well, the Xbox 360 has a year head start. Would love to see Apple's technology in the PS3 and in every family room.
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Would be smart...
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06/02, 12:54pm, EDT
If SONY turned to Apple for a partnership, their success would almost be guaranteed -- but as this will benefit SONY more than Apple, it will have to be SONY approaching Apple, which will require them swallowing their pride. Considering the last Vice President of SONY that walked and talked at an Apple keynote speech got canned, that seems unlikely.

It would also be a successful choice, which makes even less likely.

Glad to see that Steve's not the only one with a reality distortion field. Kudos to Kinoma.
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