Sony's "iPod Killer": Too Much, Too Late?

I used to LOVE Sony products -- I can remember reading their catalogs in High School and wanting nearly everything they sold. Nobody beat Sony when it came to portability, cool design, ease-of-use, high-quality and just plain "gotta have it" factor. Where did they go wrong? It seems like somewhere along the way Sony lost its focus and thought it was a "player" in the entertainment industry rather than a producer of cool devices on which to watch entertainment. For more thoughts on how Sony lost its' way, here's a good analysis from iPodlounge:


iPodlounge | All Things iPod: "When Sony first disclosed the concept for the PlayStation Portable last year and called it the 'Walkman of the Future,' it was clearly jabbing at Apple's global success with the iPod. But after using and learning more about the PSP last week, we're now convinced that Apple, not Sony, has already landed the knock-out punch in the Walkman wars. Only time will tell whether Sony will keep trying for a rematch, or take the wiser road and join forces with a clear winner. The sooner it abandons its obsession with proprietary encryption and storage mediums, the sooner consumers will return en masse to its products. In the meanwhile, the digital music revolution definitely won't be waiting around for Sony."


Sony's supposed "iPod Killer" looks like an overpriced computer peripheral ...