http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/09/06/betamax-revisited/ Our beat: The stock market. Our job: Beat it. Tue, 03 Jun 2008 15:36:49 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/09/06/betamax-revisited/comment-page-1/#comment-4369 Stock Market Beat » Blog Archive » Sony: The Cost of a Damaged Reputation Thu, 19 Oct 2006 12:19:15 +0000 http://stockmarketbeat.com/blog1/2006/09/06/betamax-revisited/#comment-4369 [...] Given how much public perception still associates laptop fires with DELL (DELL) there may indeed be a case that damage is done to the notebook manufacturer’s brand and reputation. How much that is worth would have to be determined in court, in all likelihood. But Sony’s real problems stem from the very real possibility that it will lose its position in the videogame market - and in turn the wider video market - due to a misplaced bet on the Blu-ray flavor for high definition DVDs. As the Yahoo! article continues: Meanwhile, a price cut in Japan for the PlayStation 3 console, set to go on sale in November, will decrease earnings for the video game sector, it said. [...] [...] Given how much public perception still associates laptop fires with DELL (DELL) there may indeed be a case that damage is done to the notebook manufacturer’s brand and reputation. How much that is worth would have to be determined in court, in all likelihood. But Sony’s real problems stem from the very real possibility that it will lose its position in the videogame market – and in turn the wider video market – due to a misplaced bet on the Blu-ray flavor for high definition DVDs. As the Yahoo! article continues: Meanwhile, a price cut in Japan for the PlayStation 3 console, set to go on sale in November, will decrease earnings for the video game sector, it said. [...]

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