Harman shareholders unhappy with Samsung deal, file lawsuit to block it

13 January 2017
The suit is against Harman's CEO and board of directors, alleges $8 billion is below the corporate value.

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Anonymous, 15 Jan 2017Perfectly said. Sony is a 40 billion$ company no one stops ... moreRight, because people loved to buy cheap low quality Chinese products over more expensive, but true high quality and branded products of Japan

    Anonymous, 15 Jan 2017Again same thing. Who stopped them from releasing their ads... moreIt's their marketing strategy, how many times do I have to say that for you to understand? Sony didn't focus too much on advertisement of their Xperia lineup, which is why they get low market shares. No one cares about their marketing technique, it's the quality of the product that we care about, and Sony always leads that category

      RaghavaZ, 15 Jan 2017"The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down bec... moreAnd you care too much, which means it's bothering you a lot, proving that Sony is a worth of a competitor against your favorite brand. At least Sony doesn't sell phones with no headphone jack or exploding batteries

        RaghavaZ, 15 Jan 2017http://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_camera_sensors_comp... moreDo I even have to click those links? The title says it all. You just stated that the iPhone 7 and Galaxy S7 both use Sony sensors. I thought I was going to be surprised by any means. Dude, you just lost my interest in talking to you. You can't seem to withstand or prove your point here.
        https://recombu.com/mobile/article/sony-xperia-xz-camera-review-test-comparison-vs-iphone-7-vs-galaxy-s7#
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kxtxRVdEYbQ
        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkweTytXotc&t=215s
        More?

          Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 20171. The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down b... morehttp://m.gsmarena.com/samsung_galaxy_s7_camera_sensors_compared_sony_vs_samsung-news-17183.php
          https://m.dpreview.com/news/3533076696/teardown-reveals-sony-image-sensors-in-iphone-7
          Regarding usage of Sony sensors in Samsung and Apple flagships these are the links which will open your eyes. Bragging about your brand without any knowledge is harmful. If you still think otherwise go and talk with Sony's CEO. And you know what S7E's camera is rated above XZ in dxomark website which rates all kinds of cameras. Regarding audio quality go through GSMA's reviews and decide for yourself.

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            Dheevara, 15 Jan 2017Who told you sales is everything? Sony is a class meant fo... moreThe cliche argument for every manufacturer going down. I believe Sony would be happy to sell their products to anyone who wants to buy it. It's just that the special snowflakes are very rare these days

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              Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 20171. The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down b... moreAgain same thing. Who stopped them from releasing their ads in public. If they are made so good why is that only 0.26 percent share is there. See the chart you are bragging about. If I was making a product which is best in world I would advertise it with my last Penny also aren't they actually in need of advertising as of now since their market share is pretty less anyways

                Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 20171. The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down b... more"The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down because of your love to their biggest competitor. Who says someone stopped Sony from advertising? They just didn't release their ads to public, which is why they're not popular. If they did, they might be competing with Samsung and Apple as of now. " Wow. Sony has just invented a new marketing technique, releasing ads for internal purposes only.

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                  • Anonymous
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                  Actually Samsung's audio is so weak, they cheat from everywhere they can, but the audio quality is still weak, that's is the most important reason why Harman afraid their image been degrading by Samsung audio department.

                    RaghavaZ, 15 Jan 2017Again dreams. Who stopped Sony from marketing? Did i stop o... more1. The only dream here is you who wants to brag Sony down because of your love to their biggest competitor. Who says someone stopped Sony from advertising? They just didn't release their ads to public, which is why they're not popular. If they did, they might be competing with Samsung and Apple as of now.
                    2. They won't be bothered releasing it if it's not a complete package product. We won't be seeing an Xperia XZ sold online and in stores if the product is unfinished. I wonder where did you get that logic though.
                    3. Exactly why the XZ emerged as the top-selling flagship phone of Q4 2016, because of it as a great flagship phone. Note 7 is just more popular, but it doesn't take the fact that the XZ is the better phone.
                    4. Successful in what? Advertising? How about the phones themselves? The Note 7 couldn't even beat the XZ in speed, that uses a weaker SoC, and isn't even a safe device at all. IPhone 7 and 7 Plus are out for 3 months already yet I've never seen anyone here in my country using any of it. Of course I won't be seeing a lot of Sony phones here since they didn't advertise as much as Samsung and Apple did.
                    5. How did you know? Are you working for Samsung or Apple, and know that Sony is dealing better sensors than they use in their flagship phones? S7 Edge has issues hunting for focus in low light, and the XZ doesn't. IPhone 7 Plus doesn't do as good as the XZ in low light either. Provide a link of your statement so that I can at least believe in that.
                    6. Read my 4th comment. I said it's due to marketing. Nobody ever touched the Z3 as the best flagship during its time, not even the Note 4 or iPhone 6 Plus or LG G3, but maybe the One M8, with a pathetic camera. If the XZ was advertised as much as the S7 & S7 Edge or iPhone 7 & Plus, the sales would vastly improve.
                    7. My point was never a dream. Opposite happens because a lot of people got to know more Samsung and Apple than Sony, but behold your beloved brand, because Sony has just started the comeback with the XZ. In 2017, they will advertise more and more to steal the Samsung and Apple customers, and will regain their legacy of the top-leading phone manufacturer in the world along with Nokia. S8 will likely not be as impressive as people are expecting it, so does with the iPhone 8. Mark my words, the X2 or Z6 will change the game of smartphones, and 2017 will be the pinnacle of Sony's advanced technology

                      [deleted post]Releasing and advertising are two different things. Even when Sony wasn't advertising, the XZ sold well in Q4 of 2016, which proves how great of a flagship the XZ is. Of course they're not competing in phablet category this year because the XZ isn't large enough to be a phablet

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                        Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 2017I want a lot of weeds. Headphone jack quality is superb, on... moreSony xperia headphone jack output is the worst i have used

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                          RaghavaZ, 15 Jan 2017Again dreams. Who stopped Sony from marketing? Did i stop o... morePerfectly said. Sony is a 40 billion$ company no one stops them from marketing their phones. On contrary they should be happy that companies like one plus and Xiaomi are not global else Sony phone division won't be anywhere

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                            Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 2017Popularity is due to the overmarketing. Samsung should be h... moreJust for you
                            https://data.apteligent.com/research/mobile-year-in-review-2016
                            Don't know why earlier one was deleted.
                            First thing their phones are grossly overpriced a xz costs 50k in India for that price I can buy a S7 with free vr AND a fiio X1
                            2 wake me up when the usage chart goes beyond any galaxy in list let alone S7
                            3 that chart shown was nothing but twisted data by Sony fans

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                              RaghavaZ, 15 Jan 2017Again dreams. Who stopped Sony from marketing? Did i stop o... moreWho told you sales is everything?
                              Sony is a class meant for only sony people. We dont bother how many people buy it. Afterall we dont wanna look like common people carrying ugly and risky samsungs. We like the idea of only limited people having quality and sony in hand. That's exclusive. That's about quality you won't get. And yes if you are taking about camera, you clearly didn't try XZ. Anyways I won't comment about gsma biased reviews. You are welcome for camera challenge anytime

                                Tourettes Guy, 15 Jan 2017Popularity is due to the overmarketing. Samsung should be h... moreAgain dreams. Who stopped Sony from marketing? Did i stop or you? If they are so sure of their product they would have marketed just as Samsung and Apple does. Marketing will only lead to initial sales surge but to sustain it the product has to be very good. And thus Galaxy S/Notes and iPhones are highly successful than Sony's flagships. Which you fans can't digest. Do you know why Sony provides its best camera sensors to Apple and Samsung flagships rather than keeping them for their own flagships? Because they too know Samsung and Apple's flagships sells in bucket loads than all of Sony's phones can manage. Sony always used little lesser quality cams in their flagships. If Sony makes best phones then even after so many years only Samsung is able to sell in large numbers all these years? After Apple only Samsung is having sales figure to compete with Apple. Carry on with your dreams. But the reality is quite opposite. If note7 wasn't discontinued your beloved XZ would have got half the sales it managed with note7's absence. And this year too S8's and Note's and iPhones will be more successful than all of your Sony's. Live with it.

                                  RaghavaZ, 14 Jan 2017Sony's flagship is top smartphone of late 2016 after Note7'... morePopularity is due to the overmarketing. Samsung should be happy that Sony isn't advertising as much as they do, 'cause if Sony did, Samsung and Apple are going bankrupt. Thus popularity doesn't prove the true quality of a phone. It's like saying a Toyota car is better than an Audi car just because it is more popular. I wish everybody understands those statements first before commenting nonsense

                                    Anonymous, 14 Jan 2017Summed up perfectly. He's basically saying that a new flags... moreSo is it Sony's problem that they sold their phones better than their competitors did? Even if a product is easy to buy, no one is going to buy it if it's not worth its price, but people did. Even if the 3T, V20, or the Pixel, and even the Mate 9 were available, everybody knows the XZ would top them all. I wish people do some proper research before coming up to idiotic conclusion

                                      AnonD-442781, 14 Jan 2017Again, it's fine for you to be so happy about it, you're a ... moreWell okay? To be a fanboy is a bad thing now right? To tell the truth is a bad thing. To own a superior device against Samsung or Apple is a bad thing. I get it, Mr. Know-it-all

                                        Anonymous, 14 Jan 2017It actually is. If xz is only alternative as a flagship peo... moreXZ isn't an alternative, but a better choice than the other flagships

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