Sony Tries Hard, But Still End Up One Step Behind
Sony has just unveiled the N Series of laptops that are supposed be for the more fashion conscious. Sorry, Sony. The fashionistas are buying Apples. Didn’t you get the message?
They are throwing around words like “culturally creative†and “organic lifestyle†without explaining how a brown computer actually achieves that organic lifestyle. Aren’t all computers silicon-based life forms?
I want to take Sony by the hand and gently urge them to quit trying to compete with Apple. They are so much better than white laptops and worthless exercise MP3 players. They were the original portable music company. They shouldn’t be trying to ride Apple’s coattails. They should just be doing their own thing.
They have been great in the past. Why are they wallowing in Apple’s design catalog?
Sony, I owned one of your VAIO laptops and I loved it. It lasted me six long years before I finally had to retire it. When I tried to buy a new one, however, I got a surprise. To replace my VAIO with a similar model was going to cost me $3000. I opted for the Acer instead because it was the same thing at $1200. I would have loved to stay faithful, but I’m not going to pay a $1800 premium to do it. That’s your problem, not the color of your laptop line.
Quit trying to pursue the “culturally creative.†We’re busying finding creative ways not to spend money on your overpriced laptops.