IDC Slams 'Myopic' Kutaragi Reports Options

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IDC Slams 'Myopic' Kutaragi Reports Posted by XanTium | 1-5-2007 11:23 EST

From next-gen.biz: [QUOTE] Billy Pidgeon wrote in a new report, "The popular press scenario [which] casts the PS3 as Sony's folly has journalists suggesting that Kutaragi's retirement is a dressing down for a failed PS3 launch. IDC believes this is a facile, myopic perspective. The negative on the PS3 is that the console is a late bloomer. "IDC believes that Mr. Kutaragi's considerable talents are needed behind the scenes developing next generation technology rather running a business unit. Kaz Hirai is the best choice for executing the strategy and tactics to turn on PS3's afterburners." Pidgeon continued to say that the PS3 is "ahead of the market, like its predecessors [PS1 and PS2]." He suggested that the Xbox 360 and Wii were designed for "immediate market impact," whereas IDC believes the PS3 won't really come into its own until a "steep uptake" occurs in 2008. [/QUOTE] Full Story: next-gen.biz