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Boyd Ostroff June 27th, 2008 10:51 AM
Sony's Networked Future
 
Sony has announced a new strategy of providing internet connectivity for all their devices, including TV's, which would allow them to access and purchase content from their own service. Seems like a pretty risky strategy to me...

http://www.forbes.com/2008/06/27/son..._0626sony.html

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The company aims to have virtually all its electronic products networked and Wi-Fi capable by March 2011.

Sony said it will start rolling out its new video services to the PlayStation 3 game console this summer. Over the next three years, the company plans to distribute the content to a host of consumer electronic devices, including computers and its line of BRAVIA LCD TVs, and later to mobile phones and portable video players.

Bill Koehler June 28th, 2008 10:19 AM
On the other hand, a number of people on this forum have stated the opinion that Internet digital distribution is the way the market is headed vs. Blu-Ray (physical) disk distribution.

Sony may see itself as having no choice, risky or not.

Boyd Ostroff June 28th, 2008 12:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Bill Koehler (Post 900143)
On the other hand, a number of people on this forum have stated the opinion that Internet digital distribution is the way the market is headed vs. Blu-Ray (physical) disk distribution.
Oh, I don't disagree with that at all. What I question is the consumer's willingness to pay more for a Sony TV set because it includes hardware which allows you to access their proprietary online download service. Sony just doesn't have a track record of getting that right.

Jack Zhang June 28th, 2008 07:03 PM
This is already happening. Microsoft has the Xbox Live Marketplace where whole TV Episodes can be downloaded like iTunes and Sony doing the same to the PlayStation Network is just a matter of time before it happens.

Matt Newcomb June 28th, 2008 09:43 PM
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Originally Posted by Boyd Ostroff (Post 900192)
Oh, I don't disagree with that at all. What I question is the consumer's willingness to pay more for a Sony TV set because it includes hardware which allows you to access their proprietary online download service. Sony just doesn't have a track record of getting that right.
Well they figured out Blu-Ray, so maybe they're learning.


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