Sony Death Knell All But A Given

External Since: Jan 15, 2009 Posts: 2

You Sony fanbitches should get stiffly tight wadded in the crotch, to near
circulation cut-off and in need of amputation of the mid-limbs. Sony just
announced their profits were down 95% last quarter after having a great
previous year. The game and console sales fell off 32% from the year before
in what could be even a worse year ahead. Seems to me that cutting prices in
lieu of these losses may require that amputation, or a bullet to the brain
in ending it all. Price drop?, no way, and just watch the gap again grow
like you've never seen it before this year and next, between the 360 and the
dead-station3.

http://edition.cnn.com/2009/BUSINESS/01/29/sony.loss/index.html

"Sony profits fall 95 percent"

TOKYO, Japan (CNN) -- Sony blamed the global economic slowdown, increased
competition and an appreciating yen for a 95 percent drop in third-quarter
profits, as the company announced its results Thursday.

Profits for the quarter, which ended December 31, fell from nearly 200
billion yen ($2.2 billion) in 2007 to about 10 billion yen ($110 million) in
2008.

Across the company, sales were down 25 percent, but electronics and games
sales were especially hard hit.

Sales of games, including the company's popular PlayStation series, fell 32
percent over the year. Sales of electronics decreased by nearly 30 percent.

The appreciation of the yen also cut into profits.

A stronger yen makes Japanese products more expensive or forces companies to
lower their profit margins to keep prices the same.

Last week, Sony warned that it will close out the fiscal year, which ends
March 31, with an operating loss of 260 billion yen ($2.9 billion), its
first in 14 years.

External Since: Apr 19, 2007 Posts: 2196

On Jan 29, 2:33�pm, "Al" <yeahri....DeleteThis@getlost.com> wrote:
> You Sony fanbitches should get stiffly tight wadded in the crotch, to near
> circulation cut-off and in need of amputation of the mid-limbs. Sony just
> announced their profits were down 95% last quarter after having a great
> previous year. The game and console sales fell off 32% from the year before
> in what could be even a worse year ahead. Seems to me that cutting prices in
> lieu of these losses may require that amputation, or a bullet to the brain
> in ending it all. Price drop?, no way, and just watch the gap again grow
> like you've never seen it before this year and next, between the 360 and the
> dead-station3.

A troll by any other name...

> Sales of games, including the company's popular PlayStation series, fell 32
> percent over the year.

This statement doesn't even make sense. What other games, besides
those associated with the "popular PlayStation series," does Sony sell?