New Sony super-tiny digital camera
Apr 30, 2004 | 7:02 am
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Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
I find it kind of weird that Sony would actually do this, and especially in the USA - the land of the ambulance chasers. I can already smell the 'class action' of a dozen or so Centurion card carrying rich fellows suing Sony for damages arguing the purchase of an old an outdated boy's toy has hurt their social standing... 
Some marketing 'genius' at Sony needs to get his cojones pulled me things...
Some marketing 'genius' at Sony needs to get his cojones pulled me things...
The whole Qualia thing is an idea of the Sony CEO, I find it pathetic, they actually claim there is a market of 5 MILLION potential customers in the US, the other products on their way are a $1999 mini disc player and a $30000 video projector.
I am no marketing boffin but I'd be pretty at ease claiming the market is more in the area of 500 than 5 million.
These may be boys toys, but the real boys also want the best of the best when it comes to features, not just looks...
May 1, 2004 | 9:43 am
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ScottC, I couldnt agree more. I was befuddled when I first saw the Qualia camera marketing. I kept thinking Im missing something. Why would anyone even consider paying that much for a camera with those specs. I thought maybe it was a special camera along the lines of the Leica line generating camera or whatever they called it a few years ago. But nope, it doesnt seem to be anything other than a marketing scheme.
Sep 23, 2005 | 10:26 am
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Not to bash Sony (I love my Sony tv etc) but they have had a lotta screwups in the past couple of years and it has cost them mucho (former) customers. This week Sony announced 10000 employees will be laid off http://www.nytimes.com/2005/09/23/business/23sony.html
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Sep 23, 2005 | 11:09 am
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Originally Posted by stimpy
I got an offer to get an early purchase on an high quality upcoming Sony camera that's the size of two fingers together.
The good news is that it is hand assembled and has a 2.0 megapixel with a 3 CCD imager. It holds 1000 pictures on a memory stick. The bad news is the $3900 price.
The good news is that it is hand assembled and has a 2.0 megapixel with a 3 CCD imager. It holds 1000 pictures on a memory stick. The bad news is the $3900 price.
That's so much NOT worth it. One of the most stupid offer I've heard...
Sep 23, 2005 | 11:14 am
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Originally Posted by Big_Foot
That's so much NOT worth it. One of the most stupid offer I've heard...