Apple iPad Competitor: Sony is the Next Competitor to Take On the Apple iPad

“Sony Chief Executive Officer Kazuo Hirai is focusing on mobile devices to revive the company, whose TV unit has been unprofitable for eight straight fiscal years. The Tokyo-based company debuted its first tablet in 2011, making it the last of the world’s top 10 laptop makers to tap surging demand triggered by Apple’s iPad.”

Although Sony has been in the tablet market since 2011, the former electronic giant has not made much noise. They are hoping to change things around with the new Xperia Tablet Z. Here is more on the tablet that hopes to crush the iPad:

“The Xperia Tablet Z will be 6.9 millimeters (.27 inches) thick, weigh 495 grams (17 ounces) and have a 10.1-inch (26- centimeter) display, Sony said in a statement today. The waterproof device may debut in Japan as soon as March before appearing elsewhere, Noriko Shoji, a Tokyo-based spokeswoman, said by phone. The price hasn’t been decided, she said.”

What are your thoughts on the competition from Sony in the tablet market? Is Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) in trouble?

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