Andre Yoskowitz
18 Jun 2007 15:18
According to paidcontent.org, Sony has decided to close their Connect music and video download division and instead focus on their struggling PlayStation group.
Of Connect, only the eBooks division will remain with the leftover employees transitioned over to work on the PlayStation. The decision was almost certainly based on the digital music market in which Apple has a huge, almost insurmountable share.
The Sony Connect cheif will leave the company and it is not known whether the eBooks division will keep the Connect name.
Sony Connect was doomed from the start, mainly because of its decision to only include the Sony proprietary format in its downloads, a format that could only be read by Sony's players. There was also a lack of marketing, possibly due to internal disagreements over where the division was heading.
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