Sony has announced the cessation of production of optical drives from March 2013. The company says the strong competition in the sector has resulted in lower prices that began the profitability of the market, preferring to abandon it.
From March 2013, the Sony subsidiary dedicated to the manufacture of readers and writers discs (CD, DVD) Sony Optiarc Inc.. stop the production of such products to destinations computers and the general public. In words, this company based in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, is simply closed.
Chinese and Korean competition was due to the activity of the Japanese, which currently sells its readers at a loss. In addition to the obvious economic factor to justify such a judgment, Sony also mentioned a decrease in demand, especially on the side of the laptop.
Currently undergoing restructuring, Sony therefore chooses to leave the sector to turn to other, more promising: the firm will soon eliminate 10,000 jobs across its subsidiaries. Optiarc, meanwhile, employs more than 400 people, whose future is uncertain.
From March 2013, the Sony subsidiary dedicated to the manufacture of readers and writers discs (CD, DVD) Sony Optiarc Inc.. stop the production of such products to destinations computers and the general public. In words, this company based in Atsugi, Kanagawa Prefecture in Japan, is simply closed.
Chinese and Korean competition was due to the activity of the Japanese, which currently sells its readers at a loss. In addition to the obvious economic factor to justify such a judgment, Sony also mentioned a decrease in demand, especially on the side of the laptop.
Currently undergoing restructuring, Sony therefore chooses to leave the sector to turn to other, more promising: the firm will soon eliminate 10,000 jobs across its subsidiaries. Optiarc, meanwhile, employs more than 400 people, whose future is uncertain.
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