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Sony appoints Kaz Hirai to prez and CEO, replacing Sir Howard Stringer
After a bout of he said / she said earlier this year over the possibility of executive deputy prez Kazuo Hirai becoming president and CEO of Sony Corp., Sony has decided to make the news official this morning. As of April 1, 2012, Kaz will step up t...
Howard Stringer, the "affable axe-wielder"
Howard Stringer, CEO of Sony, is no stranger to making layoffs: 1987, he laid off 200 employees at CBS News, and just recently he spearheaded the layoffs of 10,000 Sony jobs - one newspaper gave him the rather dubious title of "affable axe-wield...
Sony's Stringer to retire in June
Sir Howard Stringer announced that he will retire from his position as Sony's chairman in June. Stringer told a Japan Society lecture Friday that the move would allow him to pursue "new opportunities I've been presented with lately," according to th...
Sir Howard Stringer speaks about Sony's profit... or loss
We know you secretly love the business side of things -- plus, there's absolutely nothing going on in the gaming side of the PS3 right now. Well, not nothing, but nothing that's really "liek OMG gotta blog 'bout 'dis yo". Exclamation point. It would ...
Stringer tips hat to Nintendo's 'superior business model'
Sony CEO Howard Stringer has rightfully conceded that Nintendo has executed a winning business plan. "Nintendo makes money with the hardware alone," Stringer observed in a recent interview with WELT Online, adding that the competitor's strategy "may...
PS3 was on 'life support,' admits Sony CEO
Walt Mossberg managed to pull a mighty fun quote from Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer. During an on-stage interview at D6, Stringer said that the PlayStation 3 "was on life support for awhile," a pretty honest statement from the top executive of a mult...
Sony's CEO: Wii is a game device
Sony Corp. chairman and CEO Sir Howard Stringer has something to admit: He's played a Wii. Sir Stringer also has something to report about Nintendo's console: it's "an expensive niche game device." According to Bloomberg, Stringer made the statem...
A Variety of nothing: Howard Stringer speaks
Nestled between Brokeback Mountain news and splashes of Oscar celebrities is a simple report from Variety.com about Sony CEO Howard Stringer. It's almost a human interest story about his efforts to turn the company around more than an actual report (...
Report: Stringer wants Sony focusing on software, 'old guard' resisting
Sony is reportedly planning to announce details of a restructuring scheme soon, confirming its first operating loss in 14 years. According to previous reports, the manufacture consider closing plants and, possibly, whole divisions. According to th...
Report: Sony CEO Stringer asked to step down by shareholder
During a Q&A session at Sony's annual shareholder meeting last night, an investor asked CEO Howard Stringer why he was still there. Okay, it wasn't that abrupt, but according to AV Watch's report of the proceedings, an investor did call for a ...
Stringer: PSN bouncing back after this year's attack
PlayStation Network has had a hell of a time with public relations this year. After the well-publicized attack on the service (which potentially exposed the personal information of millions of users), Sony has done everything it can to regain the ...
Sony: PS3 sales increased dramatically, won't reflect in NPD
Sony's CEO Howard Stringer is giving a little tease about Sony's current PS3 sales numbers before NPD lays down the law later today with the October data. Stringer says that in the two weeks prior to Nov. 11, they sold 100,000 units per week. Howev...
Stringer: 'Actual innovation' and PSN expansion in Sony's future
After almost three years of restructuring, Sony's über Chief Executive Howard Stringer says the company's "next cycle is actual innovation." Heavy on promise but light on details, Stringer says the PlayStation Network will expand to offer othe...
Variety.com PS3 report confirms absolutely nothing
OMFG, Variety scooped the PS3 release date?! There's a deceptive rumor circulating various gaming sites that Variety.com's profile of Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer reveals official information about the PlayStation 3 release date. Numerous claims rep...
Stringer says PS3 is "future proof."
According to 1Up, Sony head honcho, Howard Stringer, claimed yesterday that the PS3 is "future-proof." Speaking of the 360, Stringer said that it was a "cheaper transitional" product. Stringer re-emphasizes the idea that PS3 is going to mag...
