While that is true, I do think that Apple runs the risk of becoming another Sony. In the 80s and early 90s, Sony was known for its great TVs and A/V equipment.

While that is true, I do think that Apple runs the risk of becoming another Sony. In the 80s and early 90s, Sony was known for its great TVs and A/V equipment. Then, through the 90s and 2000s, Sony diversified into game consoles, PCs, MP3 players, movie studios and all sorts of other bits of consumer electronics and consumer content. The result was that competing priorities and diluted focus hurt Sony's dominance in its core market (TVs and A/V equipment) without contributing significantly to the bottom line. As a result, Sony has gone from being a big player in few industries to being a middling player in many industries. The one hopeful difference that I see between Apple and Sony is that Apple is much more willing to kill off unsuccessful projects than Sony, as demonstrated by the EOL of the XServe line.