Sony, a Firm Once Synonymous with Portable Music, Has Ceded

question 40

Multiple Choice

Sony, a firm once synonymous with portable music, has ceded its market dominance to Apple because:

• A) it did not offer an online music store model to rival Apple's iTunes effort.
• B) its technology offerings were too futuristic and out of sync with the waves of computing to appeal to customers.
• C) it failed to adapt to the changes in the electronics industry as predicted by Moore's Law.
• D) its music players contradicted the price / performance phenomenon predicted by Moore's Law.
• E) it attempted to straddle the twin markets of online music retail and electronic music players, and could not capitalize on either.

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