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Revision as of 06:58, 16 December 2002 by Menchi (talk | contribs) (Kana -> katakana)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Sony (In katakana: ソニー; In kanji: 新力) is a consumer electronics giant based in Tokyo, Japan. Its very first consumer product, in the late 1940s, was a rice boiler. The name was coined by founder Akio Morita to convey "sound" and "sonny" for youth and energy.
In 2000 Sony had sales of 63 billion USD and 189,700 employees.
Noteworthy products
Sony Music Entertainment
In 1988, Sony acquired CBS (Columbia) Records Group from CBS. This was rechristened as "Sony Music Entertainment".