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Gonzanga, where's the relevant part?

"Ah, but Ace, Sony is worried. They make very little profit on their electronic hardware and are losing share to other companies."

SONY is a varied & multifaceted multinational corporation, Not some "one trick pony" . They own the MGM catalog, a piece of Napster/Roxio, A Bajillion tunes in the Columbia Music Catalog, Playstation 2, Half of the Beatles Music Catalog of songs published by Northern Songs, (and soon Michael Jackson will default on his loan from them & they'll own the other half) and a ton of other intellectual property rights, & content. Sony isn't worried in the least.

"They aren't going out of business, no matter what Fannie Mae does" CORRECT.

" and in spite of the fact that none of their computers uses a 64-bit OS."

I'm really surprised an Apple supporter had the chutzpah to say that. After all, Apple was the one who initially claimed OSX was 64 bit, when it really wasn't,& still isn't. In fact, it was said somewhere on here today, that Apple is the only computer manufacturer without a 64 bit OS anywhere near release.

But Sony isn't growing and so they've taken the unusual step for a Japanese company and selected a foreigner to run the company.

Unusual, yes. But for a "multinational" like Sony, not surprising in the least. At least not to anyone with any foresight.

Your point?