SACD? Hardly unsucessful as far as high-res music optical discs go.
I'd say it has a good chance to win vs DVD-A.
Earl
Steve Dropkin wrote:
>Quoting Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx>:
>
>
>
>>I am skeptical of Sony saving Contax. I don't think Sony is a
>>corporation that would like to run a separate nonSony brand under their
>>umbrella. And Sony is having its own financial problems.
>>
>>
>
>Ah, but Sony already does have a non-Sony brand. In fact, they sell a digital
>camera in that line (a 2 MP unit which has a family resemblance to more
>plebeian Sonys):
>
>http://www.qualia.sony.us/qualia_main.cgi -- once there, you have to
>enter the
>site, click on Products, and then choose Product 16 ("Digital Camera")
>
>That said, I think half the value of Contax is in the brand, and Sony
>dares not
>lose that by moving it under Qualia. The Qualia line also strikes me as
>targeting buyers with more money and style than a desire for great
>performance,
>further making it a bad place to put Contax.
>
>And Sony _is_ having financial problems, but most of those, IMHO, come from
>being greedy (Beta, Memory Stick, SACD, and ATRAC were all unsuccessful
>attempts to corner the market for hardware _and_ software) and shortsighted
>(Sony does not make their own LCD displays. None of them. And they missed
>markets for other products while trying to set their own standards). Adding
>Contax really doesn't solve any of those problems.
>
>So I agree -- I don't think Contax will go to Sony. Thinking out loud, though:
>might Konica-Minolta like to add Contax to their stable? Might add some luster
>to a company running well behind Canon and Nikon. Or (obligatory OM content)
>would Olympus take them on? Personally, I don't think they would. I think Oly
>considers itself a professional player now and does not need to add a
>"name" to
>their stable.
>
>Thoughts?
>
>Steve
>
>
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