Sony

Sony is a leading manufacturer of electronic devices and communication technologies.

Business Model

Content

• Sony Pictures: http://www.sonypictures.com/
• Sony Music: http://www.sonymusic.com/ (formerly Sony BMG)
• Sony eBooks: http://ebookstore.sony.com/
• Crackle: http://www.crackle.com (formerly Grouper)

Electronics

• Consumer Electronics: http://us.support.sonyentertainmentnetwork.com/app/home/?locale=en_CA

Sony-Ericsson

• Sony-Ericsson: http://sonyericsson.com

Sony TV

• Sony TV business: http://discover.store.sony.com/internettv/#/home

Video Games

• PlayStation Network: http://us.playstation.com/

Retail

• Sony Store: http://store.sony.com

Resources

• Sony TV reviews: http://reviews.cnet.com/sony-tvs/
• Sony Products e-Support: http://esupport.sony.com/
• Sony e-Recycling program: http://www.eco.sony.ca/

External Links

• wikipedia: Sony
• wikipedia: Sony Corporation of America
• wikipedia: List of acquisitions by Sony Corporation#Acquisitions
• wikipedia: Sony BMG
• wikipedia: Sony BMG copy protection rootkit scandal
• wikipedia: Sony Pictures Entertainment
• wikipedia: Sony Pictures Television
• wikipedia: Sony Entertainment Television Asia
• wikipedia: Sony Electronics
• wikipedia: Crackle
• wikipedia: PlayStation Network outage
• Sony Japan (Global Headquarters): http://sony.co.jp
• Sony International: http://sony.com
• TV Business Profitability Improvement Plan: http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/201111/11-143E/
• Sony cutting plants, 8,000 jobs by April 2010: http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/09/sony-cutting-plants-8-000-jobs-by-april-2010/
• Secret ‘Sony timer’ kills products after warranty?: http://pinktentacle.com/2010/01/secret-sony-timer-kills-products-after-warranty/
• Sony to sell all of its stake in StylingLife to J Front Retailing: http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/sony-to-sell-all-of-its-stake-in-stylinglife-to-j-front-retailing
• Furor at Sony after hackers steal Playstation user data: http://ca.news.yahoo.com/sony-playstation-suffers-massive-data-breach-015109841.html
• Sony Hacking Incident – What You Should Know: http://thegeekwhisperer.com/2011/04/28/sony-hacking-incident/
• More Sony bad news - Sony Online also compromised (this goes beyond the PlayStation Network): http://www.zdnet.com/blog/government/more-sony-bad-news-sony-online-also-compromised-this-goes-beyond-the-playstation-network/10339
• A Sony Insurer Says Hacking Incident Isn't Covered : http://spectrum.ieee.org/riskfactor/telecom/internet/a-sony-insurer-says-hacking-incident-isnt-covered
• Sony to report Y260 billion yen loss: http://www.japantoday.com/category/business/view/sony-to-report-y260-bil-loss
• Sony's tablet strategy may have style, but does it have heart?: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sonys-tablet-strategy-may-have-style-but-does-it-have-heart/52305
• Sony's emotional ties to TV business threaten the company: http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/sonys-emotional-ties-to-tv-business-threaten-the-company/62634
• Sony in talks about Internet-based rival to cable TV: http://www.digitaltrends.com/home-theater/rumor-sony-in-talks-about-internet-based-rival-to-cable-tv/
• Sony to offer TV channels across Internet?: http://news.cnet.com/8301-1023_3-57325560-93/sony-to-offer-tv-channels-across-internet/
• Sony’s Stringer steps down as president, CEO: http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/02/01/sonys-stringer-steps-down-as-president-ceo/
• Sony on track for comeback: http://www.japantoday.com/smartphone/view/executive-impact/sony-on-track-for-comeback
• Sony break-up call shines light on electronic industry problems: http://www.japantoday.com/category/opinions/view/sony-break-up-call-shines-light-on-electronic-industry-problems
• Sony pulls back curtain on new PS4 console: http://www.japantoday.com/category/technology/view/sony-pulls-back-curtain-on-new-ps4-console
• 'Project Morpheus' is Sony's virtual reality headset for the PlayStation 4: http://www.engadget.com/2014/03/18/playstation-virtual-reality/ | SPECS
• Sony Joins Virtual Reality Race with New Headset for PlayStation: http://www.technologyreview.com/news/525686/sony-joins-virtual-reality-race-with-new-headset-for-playstation/
• Sony Dreams of Profit With Morpheus Virtual-Reality Headset: http://blogs.wsj.com/japanrealtime/2014/09/19/sony-dreams-of-profit-with-morpheus-virtual-reality-headset/
• Sony Project Morpheus - Reviews: ENGADGET | CNET | PC Mag | UberGizmo | t3
• Sony hacked: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/news/sony-hack/
• Everything We Know About the Massive Sony Hack: http://time.com/3612132/sony-hack-north-korea-interview/
• Sony Pictures reportedly investigating whether North Korea hacked studio's network: http://www.foxnews.com/tech/2014/12/01/sony-pictures-reportedly-investigating-whether-north-korea-hacked-studio/
• New Sony Pictures leak appears to contain lists of passwords in plain text, security certificates: http://thenextweb.com/insider/2014/12/03/latest-sony-pictures-leak-paints-picture-poor-security/
• Sony Executives’ Salaries Leaked in Devastating Hack: http://time.com/3615160/sony-hack-salaries/
• Sony Thinks It Will Lose $2.14 Billion This Year: http://time.com/3392887/sony-losses/ (security hacks, low smartphones & TVs sales, re-structuring all contribute to the major loses)
• Hackers rejoice as Sony pulls Korea film, bows to criminal pressure: http://www.zdnet.com/article/hackers-rejoice-sony-pulls-korea-film-bows-to-criminal-pressure/
• Sony holds 40th anniversay event for iconic Walkman music player: https://japantoday.com/category/national/sony-holds-40th-anniv.-event-for-iconic-walkman-music-player
• Sony Pictures Looks To PlayStation Integrations, No Plans To Change Theatre, Streaming Windows: https://www.mediapost.com/publications/article/358911/sony-pictures-looks-to-playstation-integrations-n.html

See Also

DVD | TV | Audio | Video | Mobile | Mobile Device | Bluetooth