Sony Ericsson Banks On Android For A Killer 2011
Google's mobile OS may just be its saving grace
Jan 13 2011, 3:52pm CST | by Mark Raby
Sony Ericsson did a lot of stuff last year. It completely revamped its focus, strategy, and target audience, and now thanks to a fresh approach it expects to come back swinging this year.
One of the most important changes the company made last year was going all Android all the time. Sony Ericsson stopped using other mobile platforms like Nokia's Symbian and is instead using all its energy where the market is hot right now.
In spite of that, however, the firm's Xperia line of phones was mangled with problems, there was no marketing backbone, and it didn't do nearly as well as it should have. Sony Ericsson's now chalking all that up to experience and saying 2011 will be a very different scenario.
"As we do every year, we’ve taken those learnings and applied them to the new products in the new portfolio. We do think we’ve taken a big step forward for 2011," said Sony Ericsson global marketing head Steve Walker, in a Pocket-Lint interview.
At CES, the company showed off the Xperia Arc, a revolutionary phone coming pre-installed with the Gingerbread, 2.3, version of Android. That makes it one of the first handsets to get the most current version of the operating system.
Also big this year will be the PlayStation phone, which is also being sold under the "Xperia" brand. Sony Ericsson hasn't spoiled any official details of it yet, but we know that it's all but confirmed.
It is indeed true that we've had our eyes on Sony Ericsson much more in the past few months than we ever did for years before that. So this isn't just PR fluff; it looks like Sony's mobile division will actually work very hard to impress us this year, leaving the only question as whether or not consumers will take the bait.
Via Pocket Lint
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Based in New York City, Mark follows the consumer electronics industry like a hawk. A published book author, he has a particular affinity for 3D technology and video games, and as such will surely be in the market for a new pair of glasses soon. Mark can be contacted directly at mark@i4u.com.
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