Let's not forget that it's internally divided - so many horrible compromises were wrought by Sony because its IP division (movies, music) was pissed off by technical advances made by its tech division (hardware).
Sony has also tried and failed time & time again to make its own proprietary formats win -- Betamax, MiniDisc, Memory Stick, etc. -- showing that it is more invested in "being right than being effective." Apple has won by taking risks on standards -- even when it was doing DRM, used existing standards.
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Let's not forget that it's internally divided - so many horrible compromises were wrought by Sony because its IP division (movies, music) was pissed off by technical advances made by its tech division (hardware).
Sony has also tried and failed time & time again to make its own proprietary formats win -- Betamax, MiniDisc, Memory Stick, etc. -- showing that it is more invested in "being right than being effective." Apple has won by taking risks on standards -- even when it was doing DRM, used existing standards.
Sony is, if anything, the Anti-Apple.