13.01.2009 16:52 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Sony said to be sitting on $1.1 billion annual loss, first in 14 years

Belt tightening at Sony already underway during Sir Howard Stringer's keynote. There are plenty of directions to point fingers: trying to be a premium brand in a weak world economy, a strong Yen (harder to export) or difficulties in making the PlayStation 3 profitable, but whatever the cause, it looks like Sony lost $1.1 billion last year, the company's first practical loss in 14 years. Of course, the report isn't official just yet, earnings aren't due until the 29th, and Sony has put out a statement to that effect, with no further comment -- but let's just say this is a pretty widely bandied number at this point. This seems to line up with rumors of

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