As per article posted here, Sony is planning to sell VAIO brand and concentrate on smartphones and tablets. It will also create a subsidiary to create/sell their TV line up...
End of an era of overpriced laptops, I say.
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alasta: Is this a signal that consumers are losing interest in laptops, and would rather just stick to the simplicity and convenience of a handheld devices?
mattwnz: I don't think the Vaio brand is worth much without the Sony name and design behind it.
freitasm: ... End of an era of overpriced laptops, I say.
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Sideface:freitasm: ... End of an era of overpriced laptops, I say.
Vaios may be overpriced, but they are very, very good - I hope that they stay in the NZ market.
And if they have a fire sale, I'll be first in the queue :)
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joker97: They are probably haemorrhaging cash like a bucket with no bottom ... The beginning of the end for all PC?
tdgeek:joker97: They are probably haemorrhaging cash like a bucket with no bottom ... The beginning of the end for all PC?
I dont think so, the PC market is declining, some say as being replaced by tablets, but I don't buy that. I feel that the IT spend by customers is not changing, but when they buy tablets they defer the PC as its being used less, but tablets cant replace a PC. They are replacing/deferring the spend though. High end smartphones are probably also impacting PC sales as thats a new IT cost for those that buy mid to high end, so some may be deferring the PC replacement/upgrade in favour of the new devices.
This is an example of the market rationalising, the PC sales are in decline, so the manufactuers need to decline, so that the ones left can survive, and/or can downsize to fit the lower market
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joker97: is it minutely possible that IT infrastructures large or small, could go the way of Mac, Android, ?Chrome or whatever pops out in the future? or is microsoft pretty much "it" (no pun intended)?
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