Comments on: Sony Layoffs Version 2.0: Another 8,000 (Or 16,000) Jobs

By: Sony CEO Howard Stringer at CES: “I Wish I Could Tell You That I’m Recession Proof” | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Thu, 08 Jan 2009 18:25:16 +0000

[...] a few years after Sony went through a painful re-org, the company is at it again, cutting thousands of jobs and dumping deadweight divisions. But CEO Howard Stringer didn’t get on stage today to talk about any of [...]

By: Holiday Cheer From Time Inc.: Layoffs (Nearly) Done | Peter Kafka | MediaMemo | AllThingsD

Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:49:03 +0000

[...] have been nagging me to write something upbeat once in a while — as opposed to the barrage of layoff stories and other grim posts I’ve been scribbling for the past couple [...]

By: Benjamin Wright

Benjamin Wright — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 21:44:29 +0000

The world is different today compared to the past (compared to even just a year ago). The constant march of technology makes it possible for a smaller work force to do virtually the same job as a larger workforce. As white collar employees are handed pink slips, an employer like a bank or a brokerage may be prudent to generously retain their e-mail records. The records are a valuable asset to the employer, relating to intellectual property, project management, customer relationships and more. --Ben

By: Sam Harrison

Sam Harrison — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 20:26:27 +0000

sony hasn’t been hot since walkman or ps2

that’s the real problem, lack of innovation

nintendo is 4x the company sony is

By: Carlos Portocarrero

Carlos Portocarrero — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 18:02:08 +0000

Sony is a classic example of jumping the gun on technology. Sure, the PS3 is an incredible technological machine, but can it be sold for a profit? Blu-Ray probably looks incredible, and hooray for them—they won the format war. But can they sell enough players to make a profit? Sony needs to learn to temper their excitement for new technologies with the fact that they are a business.