Vendor focus: Sony - where did it all go wrong?

Sooraj Shah
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Why did the all-conquering trailblazer that so inspired Steve Jobs become just another electronics firm, and will it ever be able to reclaim its former glory?

In the eighties and nineties, if you wanted the best consumer electronics the high street could offer, the chances are you’d buy a Sony product. Its televisions, video recorders and Walkman music p...

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