Toshiba's profits plunge

[JTK]

Originally Posted by dobyblue

You've got that right.

Looks like that problem has been addressed.

[Blu Haze]

Originally Posted by Rabidhunter

95% wow, that's insane how much it dropped that fast. Not a huge surprise though. Too bad they didn't start backing BD. I wonder how Sony's profit margine is doing since the victory. Anybody have any comparisons?

Victory wasnt so sweet at the moment.

[Jim L]

. . . that the talking point from the other side (that we had to endure for almost 2 years) :

"HD DVD costs significantly less to manufacture and is more consumer-friendly."

1. Was an outright lie. (Toshiba was losing money big time on their players)
2. Was a big consumer ripoff. All the people who were suckered into buying a Toshiba were making a very bad investment. Their players are already obsolete. (Ironic isn't it? BD profile 1.0 players were suposed to be obsolete soon. But they will still be able to play all of the movies coming on Blu for the next several years.)

[Blu Falcon]

Originally Posted by I DO BLU

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080425/...sxcUsl_sOs0NUE


It's what they get for backing dud

Why take pleasure in such things? The economy is going to hell in a hand-basket. We should not relish in a corporation such as Toshiba losing profits.

[I DO BLU]

Originally Posted by Blu Falcon

Why take pleasure in such things? The economy is going to hell in a hand-basket. We should not relish in a corporation such as Toshiba losing profits.

Yea we should. THe reason there was a war that shouldn't have been was because of them and MS. So what comes around goes around.

[jcdDigix]

They were just plain stupid. Spreading confusion and what nots. What goes around comes around. The consumers then, their turn now.

[I DO BLU]

They still are trying to kill blu-ray with there bs SUC. So they can go bankrupt for all i care.

When you have a company that hired people and spread fud about blu-ray over and over what you expect?

[Blu Falcon]

Originally Posted by I DO BLU

Yea we should. THe reason there was a war that shouldn't have been was because of them and MS. So what comes around goes around.

I guess. But I hardly think the end of the format war is the most important issue this election year. I doubt there will be an emergency session in Congress to address Warner Bros. studios lack of lossless audio on new Blu releases.

Sadly, this downward trend is not exclusive to Toshiba. With the economy going to shit, we all lose.

[w_tanoto]

they deserve it. it's karma. they made HD DVD buyers suffers. Also made DVD buyer waited longer...
I am surprised it's still a profit, not a loss

[Zyclone]

i don't get what there is to be happy about the higher ups who were pushing for hd dvd won't lose their jobs and if they do they will get a huge payout , if they keep losing money its the workers and middle management that get fired.

[syncguy]

Toshiba must have invested significant amount on R&D as well as in content deals based on expected future profits ..... This is a risky business.

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Blinkman987

How dumb are you? Neither company has that kind of ready cash. Not even close. Toshiba is a multi-billion dollar company that has its fingers in everything from consumer electronics to nuclear power. While embarrassing for the company, this is hardly something that Toshiba can't handle.

You would be surprised, while buying Toshiba outright would be foolish for either company, they could definitely buy enough of a percantage to force a few member onto the Toshiba board which would give them enough of a say in future strategy.

I'm not saying they should do this though, buying any part of Toshiba isn't a smart prospect right now, not while they remain in the CE industry. If Toshiba sold or spun-off their CE unit (which is looking more and more likely), they would definitely be worth buying into.

[Musashi]

Originally Posted by Maxpower1987

You would be surprised, while buying Toshiba outright would be foolish for either company, they could definitely buy enough of a percantage to force a few member onto the Toshiba board which would give them enough of a say in future strategy.

I'm not saying they should do this though, buying any part of Toshiba isn't a smart prospect right now, not while they remain in the CE industry. If Toshiba sold or spun-off their CE unit (which is looking more and more likely), they would definitely be worth buying into.

I'm mildly facsinated here. I know about Toshiba's CE division like all of us, but I've heard very little about other opeations, save one thing about nuclear power. What all else do they do?

[Maximus]

Originally Posted by Musashi

I'm mildly facsinated here. I know about Toshiba's CE division like all of us, but I've heard very little about other opeations, save one thing about nuclear power. What all else do they do?

Semi-conductors, they are one of the world's largest producers of silicon chips after Intel, IBM and TSMC. The reason that buying 50% of Sony's Cell and RSX foundries made so much sense was that it would bolster their line-up beyond flash memory which is in real trouble atm where supply has radically outstripped demand. That is the reason why we are seeing many companies, Toshiba especially, try to make flash memory look like the next computing Messiah.

[JTK]

Thanks for your posts, Max.

[Anthony P]

That is the reason why we are seeing many companies, Toshiba especially, try to make flash memory look like the next computing Messiah.

on that same note, HDD

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by dialog_gvf

It is surprising considering how careful they were to point out support and servicing would be available. Here were are a mere few months later, and already people are starting to have problems with servicing.

Not only does that raise issues of integrity, but also about reliability. Many of us wondered whether these inexpensive players were actually cheap. And it is beginning to look like they were.

Gary

this is exactly the sad thing about it. they did provide a technology alright, no questions about it. however, how much far were they going to support it? Hypothetically, imaging HDDVD won. were the supporters of the format continue to release titles in the best format there is and lossless audio?