> their consumer electronics Good point. Smartphones have obviated most of Sony’s past dominance (cassette/VCR players, portable radios, Walkmans, etc). Howev

> their consumer electronics Good point. Smartphones have obviated most of Sony’s past dominance (cassette/VCR players, portable radios, Walkmans, etc). However, I still don’t think it’s fair to call it a ‘shadow’ of its former self—Sony has just divested into different areas of consumer electronics.