And finally promises of gold and
The biggest prize, however, is the prospect of creating a vast new
"mainstream" consumer market for IT products that combine television with
the interactive information resources of the internet. If the world's leading
chipmakers, computer manufacturers and software developers succeed in
bringing their technology to the masses, the boom of the mid-1990s may
prove to have been just the beginning of a period of even more rapid growth.
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the strength of Sony and why LSI is wise to partner with Sony
Strong sales of Sony's PlayStation helped fuel a 45 per cent rise in
third-quarter pre-tax profits at the Japanese electronics maker, with the
games consoles and software accounting for 25 per cent of operating
profits.
Analysts hailed the results. "We regard Sony as the most competitive of the
Japanese consumer electronics companies," said Andrew Haskins, industry
analyst at HSBC James Capel in Tokyo.
Mr Haskins said Sony "has built a competitive advantage that is
sustainable, its strategy is very well defined and absolutely right".
Sales in its electronics products division rose 22 per cent, helped by firm
demand for digital video cameras, MiniDisc players, flat screen TVs and
PlayStation game consoles and software.
(no surprise DVD was not mentioned... )
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(FT again)
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( The English are interesting...
Not DRAM but D-Ram, not ASIC but Asic, tomahto not tomayto...
And why? )
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"a do do do
a da da da
their innocence will pull you through"
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