MY SAY: End of the road for the Walkman
It was one of the most innovative inventions of its time, and lasted for more than a generation. Some 30 years ago, the Walkman — a portable audio cassette player — burst onto the world stage, thanks to Sony, one of the world's most creative electronics companies. But like all things, there is...
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2010
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| Summary: | It was one of the most innovative inventions of its time, and lasted for more than a generation. Some 30 years ago, the Walkman — a portable audio cassette player — burst onto the world stage, thanks to Sony, one of the world's most creative electronics companies. But like all things, there is always an expiry date, and for the Walkman, it came quite unexpectedly on Oct 28 this year.
In this column last year (July 13, 2009), I had written about the difficulty the Walkman was going through. One reason was that the widening gap between the gadget and a newer generation of technologically advanced devices, like Apple's iPod, made it difficult for Sony to catch up, let alone continue to lead.
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