HAS SONY GOT GAME?

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Title: HAS SONY GOT GAME?
Authors: Fonda, Daren, Sekiguchi, Toko, Walsh, Bryan
Source: TIME Magazine. 11/27/2006, Vol. 168 Issue 22, p54-55. 2p. 4 Color Photographs.
Subjects: Stringer, Howard, Sony Corp., PlayStation video game consoles, Lithium cells, Dismissal of employees
Abstract: The article discusses the economic outlook for Sony as it rolls out the Play Station 3 (PS3). CEO Sir Howard Stringer has been revamping the company by laying off workers and appointing new division heads in the wake of problems with Sony-made lithium-ion batteries, which had an occasional tendency to caiuse some laptop computers to catch fire. Otherwise, the company has had a profitable year. Analysts worry that the PS3s coming to market are too few, too expensive, and potential earnings dampeners.
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Abstract:The article discusses the economic outlook for Sony as it rolls out the Play Station 3 (PS3). CEO Sir Howard Stringer has been revamping the company by laying off workers and appointing new division heads in the wake of problems with Sony-made lithium-ion batteries, which had an occasional tendency to caiuse some laptop computers to catch fire. Otherwise, the company has had a profitable year. Analysts worry that the PS3s coming to market are too few, too expensive, and potential earnings dampeners.
ISSN:0040781X