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Sony on brink of upheaval as analysts back British chief (flag)
business.timesonline.co.uk — Sony, the embattled Japanese electronics group, is on the brink of a corporate upheaval that could see job cuts and sweeping changes to management and manufacturing processes. Company sources have told The Times that operations across the group are braced for a series of sacred cow-slaying ...

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Sony rumored to see major Cost Cuts
I4U News — ... News Sony rumored to see major Cost Cuts Sony is having troubles yet again. The PS3 sales sucked this holiday season and of course the economic crisis is also not help sell high-end TVs. The Times reports now that their sources tell them about major cost cuts across the whole Sony corporation including some "sacred cow slaying". The restructuring plans are seen as far to late by analysts and are supposed to be announced after the ...

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