Do you think Apple had something to do with Sony entering the handheld market?

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What with the decline of the walkman and the emergence of the I-pod as the defacto portable music player platform. Am I off base here or do you think this was a great motivator for Sony?
 
more than likely its nintendo's dominance in that area that attracted them. they want to repeat the success of the playstation in handheld form.

and they will.
 
All I know is that there is no chance the PSP will replace the iPod as the 'defacto portable music player'. Sony could successfully wrangle into that market if they specically designed a mass-market friendly portable MP3 player.

and they will.
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I've been looking for a fortune teller, actually. Can you tell me if the Republicans will win again in '08? Prior knowledge would be great this time around.
 
No, Sony is entering the market because portables are another aspect of convergence. It doesn't matter if Nintendo dominated this market or if Apple has dominated the MP3 player market.
 
no, Sony wants to continue to rip Nintendo new assholes for what Nintendo pulled at Summer CES 1991 with the CD-ROM deal. Sony sees that nothing can stop the PlayStation brand, and they are leveraging that against the GameBoy brand.


PlayStation vs GameBoy FIGHT :D
 
xexex said:
no, Sony wants to continue to rip Nintendo new assholes for what Nintendo pulled at Summer CES 1991 with the CD-ROM deal. Sony sees that nothing can stop the PlayStation brand, and they are leveraging that against the GameBoy brand.


PlayStation vs GameBoy FIGHT :D
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I don't think that's there main point IMO. Of course they want to destroy Nintendo, but above all I think getting in the portable market is a part of their long term goal to be at the head of industry of convergence technology and entertainment.
 
I'd say Ipod and Gameboy is why Sony entered the handheld market.

Sony doesn't have a unique mass-market portable device, and they're banking on PSP filling that void.
PSP has everything needed to join the ranks of those two. :)
 
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