10,000 to lose their jobs at Sony, no bonuses for execs either

09 April, 2012
The soon-to-be-made announcement will affect 10,000 workers, or 6% of Sony's total workforce.

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  • n
  • nikky
  • vwH
  • 10 Apr 2012

this is what happens when you roll t shitty products year on year which are far less competitive and pointless at premium being charged to customers inteh market in teh name of SONY ! RIP

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    • Verbal_Criminal
    • 9La
    • 10 Apr 2012

    Swanoff, 10 Apr 2012Sony gas disproved rumors about job cuts. any articles from a credible site to back it up?

      • S
      • Swanoff
      • S37
      • 10 Apr 2012

      Sony gas disproved rumors about job cuts.

        • R
        • Roffle
        • TC}
        • 10 Apr 2012

        I'm not sure about other divisions but Sony Mobile is doing great. Their PR is VERY good and they always post updates regarding the upcoming ICS upgrade for the 2011 Xperia line. Just check their blog (http://blogs.sonymobile.com).

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          • anderson
          • wra
          • 10 Apr 2012

          I think sony should focus on less saturated area on android phone.

          For example, gaming-oriented smartphone. Create a smartphone similar to xplay, but with more competitive price, perhaps between $150 - $300. Even a single analog gamepad on a phone can make a big difference. Adding 1 or 2 feature from psvita would also be nice. :)

          The other might be music-oriented smartphone. Sony could upgrade current live walkman phone. Stereo speaker, good bass, big screen, 5:1 channel output, hell I'm sure I'll buy it.

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            • DM
            • ute
            • 10 Apr 2012

            Its very sad to see Sony has become sick....once a major player in the market reduced to ashes......its going the Nokia way....

            Now we have to only live with junk products from company like Samsung.

              • n
              • niko
              • t7X
              • 10 Apr 2012

              Samsung killed Sony

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                • AnonD-49888
                • YHv
                • 10 Apr 2012

                PS3 all the way

                  • D
                  • AnonD-49883
                  • U{I
                  • 10 Apr 2012

                  hey guys:)where r those nokia haves

                    • d
                    • droidiphone
                    • 0cW
                    • 10 Apr 2012

                    Sony still make junk phone over price there phone still 720p single core every body making full HD
                    Even chinese brand still making full HD Sony you're a looser what is a simple concept and you dont unsderstand no wonder you a lost so many fans

                      • ?
                      • Anonymous
                      • 2GN
                      • 10 Apr 2012

                      i suppose that when you are a mega star, (so Sony may think), they feel they can charge mega prices for their highend products and get away with it.
                      Well!!
                      With so much stiff competition out there Sony needs to change it's pricing mindset.

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                        • crybabies
                        • LC8
                        • 10 Apr 2012

                        too bad, job cuts are never good news...

                        also i enjoyed and im still enjoying my PS3, cant wait what sony has to offer next gen

                          • r
                          • rakesh
                          • U{2
                          • 10 Apr 2012

                          MrRightAllTheTime, 09 Apr 2012I work in a telecoms company in the repairs department. So... moreanother sony hater!!
                          only sony phones came for repair not any other company phones. dude just grow up. sony mobiles are most reliable. u have just came here to tell sum bullshit about sony. lol

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                            • Digital Love
                            • P$u
                            • 10 Apr 2012

                            Its all fake, no company goes through loss, they make money, loads of money, if when they dont go through a profit phase, they declare that they are goin through loss

                            Loss - bullshit!!!

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                              • Anonymous
                              • m5i
                              • 09 Apr 2012

                              makes me wonder if the new console they have in the works is going to be rushed out to try make their balance sheet look good

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                                • ddddd
                                • 857
                                • 09 Apr 2012

                                How about stopping bleeding tech with those playstations for one generation?

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                                  • Anonymous
                                  • 3LV
                                  • 09 Apr 2012

                                  after my last (latest) sony product and the nightmare with their support I surely never ever will buy a sony product again for the rest of my life. sony were good in the 80s.

                                    • ?
                                    • Anonymous
                                    • 2GN
                                    • 09 Apr 2012

                                    Sorry!
                                    I stand corrected from my previous post.
                                    The premium Sony LED LCD 65 inch TV here in Australia that sells for approx ten grand comes bundled with a home theatre in a box.
                                    OK, knock off one grand by removing the home theatre component, and that still leaves approx nine grand to pay, an asking price Sony could have gotten away with five years ago or so.
                                    Not today Sony.
                                    The year is 2012, times are tough and the competition is intense.

                                      • J
                                      • Jordan
                                      • Sjr
                                      • 09 Apr 2012

                                      Sony phones are the MOST competitive phones in th emarket place - Chines phones like Huawei are more expensive than Sony mobiles - look at the Xperia S EUR 240 , Xperia S 470 EUR which if compared to other phones with same features, they stongly compete ibeing lower in price BUT also with better specs in some cases.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • 2GN
                                        • 09 Apr 2012

                                        I totally agree!
                                        Sony should stop whacking customers premium prices for premium goods.
                                        One good example, here in Australia, a Sony 65 inch Led Lcd TV sells for approx. ten grand, a Sharp premium 70 inch Led Lcd TV sells for approx 4.5 grand.
                                        Both items imported. both items subjected to the same Australian Govt taxes.
                                        So how do you figure out the sale price discrepancy??
                                        I sure know what i would bloody well be buying.
                                        What about you??