Comments on: Sony Mimics Genius Bar Concept http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/ news and information about Apple Inc.'s retail stores Thu, 16 Oct 2008 04:44:43 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: tundraboy http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7888 tundraboy Fri, 22 Jun 2007 21:32:26 +0000 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7888 Someday Sony will finally realize that for its consumer electronics division to survive it will have to enter into a strategic alliance with Apple: i.e. adopt Apple's media/entertainment software platform --iTunes, Bonjour, Quicktime, AppleTV, etc. There's just no way around it. You need an integrated platform these days because managing the devices AND the content is just too complicated without one. Sony just abandoned Connect. Are they going to write a new one? They can't write shit for software. They've plugging away at it for 20 years and all they crank out is buggy, crappy stuff. They need to start knocking at One Infinite Loop soon while they still have some bargaining power. Or they can wait a few more years and then sell their consumer electronics division to Apple at fire sale prices. Someday Sony will finally realize that for its consumer electronics division to survive it will have to enter into a strategic alliance with Apple: i.e. adopt Apple’s media/entertainment software platform –iTunes, Bonjour, Quicktime, AppleTV, etc.

There’s just no way around it. You need an integrated platform these days because managing the devices AND the content is just too complicated without one. Sony just abandoned Connect. Are they going to write a new one? They can’t write shit for software. They’ve plugging away at it for 20 years and all they crank out is buggy, crappy stuff.

They need to start knocking at One Infinite Loop soon while they still have some bargaining power. Or they can wait a few more years and then sell their consumer electronics division to Apple at fire sale prices.

]]> By: Mark http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7824 Mark Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:11:30 +0000 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7824 Wow, this is really something - watching Sony continue to be a shell of it's former self. Since the demise of the walkman Sony has simply tanked. To start putting in half-effort copies of what Apple is doing is just pathetic and shows us a complete lack of corporate governance. Perhaps what is the most funny part of all of this is their Backstage area is supporting Windows more than their hardware. I am sure Redmond is saying "thank you for supporting our product for free." while laughing all the way to the bank. Wow, this is really something - watching Sony continue to be a shell of it’s former self. Since the demise of the walkman Sony has simply tanked. To start putting in half-effort copies of what Apple is doing is just pathetic and shows us a complete lack of corporate governance.

Perhaps what is the most funny part of all of this is their Backstage area is supporting Windows more than their hardware. I am sure Redmond is saying “thank you for supporting our product for free.” while laughing all the way to the bank.

]]> By: JoeB http://www.ifoapplestore.com/db/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7769 JoeB Thu, 21 Jun 2007 00:05:51 +0000 http://www.ifoapplestore.com/2007/06/20/sony-mimics-genius-bar-concept/#comment-7769 Wooowww that looks lame. Wooowww that looks lame.

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