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The unfortunate thing is at least for me I’ve found the … basically glorified locked down android interface on the expensive walkmans to be insulting. Give me

by rtpg 4y ago

The unfortunate thing is at least for me I’ve found the … basically glorified locked down android interface on the expensive walkmans to be insulting. Give me a dedicated interface if you’re gonna charge me that much for a dedicated device! At least comparable to an iPod nano in “time to play mp3”

makeitdouble 4y ago
Historically, Sony’s in-house developed software hasn’t been great, to say the least. Getting android could be a blessing in this specific case.
- tuxie_ 4y ago
  Really? I mean we are talking about the company that develops the Playstation. I have a very different opinion on Sony.
  - makeitdouble 4y ago
    Yes..."Sony" is probably better seen as a group, with a lot of different entities doing their thing almost independently (not even talking about their entertainment and financing branch, really just the main bloc) For instance Sony's audio branch is probably completely separate from the camera branch, which is separate from the TV branch, which doesn't talk to the EV car branch. I don't know if financially they are separate companies, but from what I got they are clearly cut divisions. I imagine them as an archipelago of products and services, all under a common flag, but only talking to each others by delegations. For instance Sony has a NFC venture that is really good with encryption and hardware data transfers, it's even integrated in their VAIO computer line. Yet their Network Walkman was an utter pile of poop when it came to move songs from the computer to the encrypted MD disc.
    - csdvrx 4y ago
      > For instance Sony has a NFC venture that is really good with encryption and hardware data transfers, it's even integrated in their VAIO computer line. They also support Felica (NFC-F) on most of their hardware. > Yet their Network Walkman was an utter pile of poop when it came to move songs from the computer to the encrypted MD disc. The only NFC part in the walkman is pairing headphones by touching them - something I actually enjoyed! Now I wish music could be transferred in the same way!

by rtpg 4y ago

makeitdouble 4y ago

Historically, Sony’s in-house developed software hasn’t been great, to say the least. Getting android could be a blessing in this specific case.

tuxie_ 4y ago
Really? I mean we are talking about the company that develops the Playstation. I have a very different opinion on Sony.
- makeitdouble 4y ago
  Yes..."Sony" is probably better seen as a group, with a lot of different entities doing their thing almost independently (not even talking about their entertainment and financing branch, really just the main bloc) For instance Sony's audio branch is probably completely separate from the camera branch, which is separate from the TV branch, which doesn't talk to the EV car branch. I don't know if financially they are separate companies, but from what I got they are clearly cut divisions. I imagine them as an archipelago of products and services, all under a common flag, but only talking to each others by delegations. For instance Sony has a NFC venture that is really good with encryption and hardware data transfers, it's even integrated in their VAIO computer line. Yet their Network Walkman was an utter pile of poop when it came to move songs from the computer to the encrypted MD disc.
  - csdvrx 4y ago
    > For instance Sony has a NFC venture that is really good with encryption and hardware data transfers, it's even integrated in their VAIO computer line. They also support Felica (NFC-F) on most of their hardware. > Yet their Network Walkman was an utter pile of poop when it came to move songs from the computer to the encrypted MD disc. The only NFC part in the walkman is pairing headphones by touching them - something I actually enjoyed! Now I wish music could be transferred in the same way!