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Sony

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The Sony Group includes businesses in electronics, film and television, music, video games, and other sectors.[1] According to 2020 data, Sony commanded 55% of the worldwide image sensor market and ranked as the third-largest television manufacturer globally based on sales figures.[2]

Key facts and history

Norio Ohga became president in 1982 and led the development of the compact disc and the PlayStation.[3][4] In 2005, Howard Stringer became Sony's first foreign chief executive.[5][6] Masaru Ibuka and Akio Morita established Sony in 1946.[7] A transistor radio model called the TR-55, released in 1955, became the initial product to carry the Sony brand.[8]

What the cited sources add

A 2014 Guardian article notes that the Walkman prototype was created for co-founder Masaru Ibuka so he could listen to operas on long flights.[5] The same article states that Sony received its first Emmy in 1973 for developing the Trinitron color TV.[5] A PCWorld article reports that Norio Ohga began working as an advisor for Tokyo Tsushin Kogyo in 1953.[3] That article also states that Ohga's love of music and keen ear for quality audio played a key role in Sony's establishment in the audio industry.[3]

The Verge article from 2012 describes the "One Sony" reorganization, which placed digital imaging, gaming, and mobile as the three cornerstones of its electronics business.[9] The same Verge article notes that Sony established a new medical business unit.[9]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Access & Map ." Sony Global. Retrieved 2 April 2021. "1–7–1 Konan Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075, Japan" – Map – Address in Japanese : "〒108-0075 東京都港区港南1–7–1" (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Sony's key image sensor business hit by smartphone market decline", Nikkei Asian Review; "2019 Market Share Data Shows Canon and Sony Growing, Nikon Shrinking", petapixel.com, 14 August 2020; "Top 20 semiconductor sales leaders for Q1 2016", Electronic Specifier; "Global LCD TV manufacturer market share from 2008 to 2017.", Statista; "Samsung tops global TV market for 15th consecutive year", FlatpanelsHD, 2 February 2021; Alekseenko, "LG and Sony Led OLED TV Gains in Advanced TV Market in Q4", DisplayDaily, 4 March 2021; "How Samsung fell behind en.wikipedia.org
  3. "Norio Ohga, Key to Sony's Audio Legacy, Dies at 81", PCWorld. facts only, no text reused. pcworld.com
  4. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Digication e-Portfolio :: Navaldeep Singh :: Investigate and Analyze the company's History and Growth", stonybrook.digication.com; "Norio Ohga, Key to Sony's Audio Legacy, Dies at 81", PCWorld (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Neate, "A history of Sony's successes and failures", The Guardian, 1 December 2014. facts only, no text reused. theguardian.com
  6. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fackler, Martin. "Cutting Sony, a Corporate Octopus, Back to a Rational Size." New York Times: C.1. New York Times. 29 May 2006. Web. 27 May 2012.; Christian, Caryl, and With Hideko Takayama and Kay Itoi in Tokyo, George Wehrfritz in Hong Kong, John Sparks and Michael Hastings in, New York. "Sony is Not Jap; Christian, Caryl, and With Hideko Takayama and Kay Itoi in Tokyo, George Wehrfritz in Hong Kong, John Sparks and Michael Hastings in, New York. "Sony is Not Jap; Christian, Caryl, and With Hideko Takayama and Kay Itoi in Tokyo, George Wehrfrit en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sterngold, "Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies", The New York Times, 1997-12-20; "Saving Sony before it falls", Marketing Week, 2005-03-17; "Sony: A Legacy of Innovation, Creativity, and Global Leadership", InspirePreneur, February 9, 2025; Gardiner, "As Sony's TV Business Crumbles, a Look Back at Its Most Iconic Sets"; Sterngold, "Masaru Ibuka, 89, Engineer And Sony Co-Founder, Dies", The New York Times, 1997-12-20; Neate, "A history of Sony's successes and failures", The Guardian, 1 December 2014 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  8. Wikipedia, "Sony" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Sony.co.uk. About Sony. The History of the Sony Corporation . Sony.co.uk. Retrieved 7 July 2011. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  9. Jeff Blagdon, "Sony reorganizes into 'One Sony', prioritizes digital imaging, gaming and mobile", The Verge, 27 March 2012. facts only, no text reused. theverge.com

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Sony (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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