It's official: Sony is buying Ericsson's share in Sony Ericsson

27 October, 2011
Sony has just announced it will be buying off Ericsson's shares in their Sony Ericsson joint venture.

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  • lee
  • 9xk
  • 28 Oct 2011

.. cant understand why ericson need to give-up their share?,,i can still recall my uncle's ericson phone ( a large one )wayback 1998 if im not mistaken , and thats the first mobile phone i saw before i met nokia 5110 in 2000. They are one of the leaders in telco mobile... they could been better by continuing their visions and contributions..
-lee

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    • Anonymous
    • YPb
    • 28 Oct 2011

    lol it's not good for sony.
    most patents are owned by Ericsson. If two of them broke up, im sure Apple put their greedy hands on Ericsson...

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      • Anonymous
      • PRW
      • 28 Oct 2011

      SE loser in competition

      Nokia too ...

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        • Dan02
        • K7g
        • 28 Oct 2011

        Good decision Sony making your mobile more competent
        So What is the New name Of Sony Ericsson.... Only SONY

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          • Mr.Lee
          • P@9
          • 28 Oct 2011

          Good news and congratulation

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            • mushroomboy
            • PUs
            • 28 Oct 2011

            it 's good for sony.sony can make everything like laptop tv psp camera... so sony can make smartphone too without Ericsson.

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              • AnonD-17682
              • U@2
              • 28 Oct 2011

              It's a good news. Now sony will do his own and bring advance and integrated phone. But when it will introduce new phone? What will happen that beautiful logo.
              I really miss that.

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                • Qkwin
                • wYG
                • 28 Oct 2011

                Anonymous, 27 Oct 2011Do you know that even Nikon uses sony's sensors?Both Nikon and Canon Dslr uses Sony's Sensor

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                  • ryo
                  • IVT
                  • 28 Oct 2011

                  I wonder what will happen to the future support of the SE Xperia line up currently in the market?

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                    • Savor
                    • j3k
                    • 28 Oct 2011

                    Now if they can give us a TRUE PlayStation phone. This reminds me back in 2006 when Apple partnered with Motorola. The first ROKR was the first phone that could sync to iTunes. It flopped. By 2007, Apple finally delivered on that "iPod phone" with the original iPhone. Xperia Play = ROKR = flop in sales. Now Sony needs to get their hands dirty and do this themselves.

                    SONY just needs to give us a proper PlayStation phone once the PS Vita gravy train stats running out steam after 2-3 years since dedicated handhelds look to be a dying breed. And they need to jumpstart the PlayStation Suite already. Sony can dominate portable gaming in the next gen across two different markets.

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                      • navid
                      • Sdx
                      • 28 Oct 2011

                      it will have good effects sonys phonse will be better

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                        • samsung>sony
                        • P$@
                        • 28 Oct 2011

                        sony buy ericsson? this wont make a difference... first of all sony should get rid of the ericsson logo off their company logo... (good marketing stragety)then concentrate on samsung's latest chips so they can catch up to samsung and apple... sony ericsson's chip/cpu is very poor.... only thing thats good is camera thats it... sony ericsson's touch screen is very poor.. BRAVIA ENGINE? are u kidding me? thats just normal touch screen (bad marketing strategy)... BRAVIA ENGINE will not even reach super amoled... samsung is just laughing at sony ericsson right now... i hope to see sony getting back up on their feet

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                          • Domin
                          • n5Z
                          • 28 Oct 2011

                          And that was something I have been waiting for. Can't wait for first phones!

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                            • AnonD-244
                            • K2F
                            • 27 Oct 2011

                            Good golly; I am so happy. I can't wait to see what Sony has to offer integrating with their other branded products.
                            Bye Bye Sony Ericsson. Or should I say Bye Bye Ericsson.

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                              • Think_choko
                              • 3C4
                              • 27 Oct 2011

                              not good...

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                                • niftynigel
                                • sXR
                                • 27 Oct 2011

                                I'm sure in time this will be good news. I've been loyal to Ericsson and then Sony Ericsson (SE) since 1999. I've had ten phones in that time, three Ericsson and seven Sony Ericsson. For the first time I have two current phones SE Ray and SE Cedar. I can honestly say, that I have only had a few (minor) problems, which compares well to many friends' mobile phones. The reliability of Samsung, LG and HTC to name but a few has been appalling if my friends' experiences have been anything to go by. Indeed, when I upgrade, I usually recycle the phones to relatives and there are some very old SE phones out there, giving sterling service (up to eight years old). By todays 'throw away' standards, that's pretty good! My phones have been Philips Diga, Ericsson A1018, R320, R520, Sony Ericsson T610, K700i, K750i, K800i, C902.

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                                  • Majid
                                  • 39E
                                  • 27 Oct 2011

                                  I like se and this division won't has good results for sony.

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                                    • Xavier K
                                    • xw{
                                    • 27 Oct 2011

                                    I'm very very happy ,excellent news ,congratulation SONY.

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                                      • Shehroz
                                      • ITZ
                                      • 27 Oct 2011

                                      After w800 and k750 sony ericsson was
                                      finished...

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • JDp
                                        • 27 Oct 2011

                                        AnonD-11712, 27 Oct 2011Eastern companies dominating mobile phone market. Samsung, ... moreDo you know that even Nikon uses sony's sensors?