At the time is still Sony president Nobuyuki Idei

At the time is still Sony president Nobuyuki Idei, coordinated by the parties to compromise. electronics companies Tong Yi deferred for a year, and record companies to make anti-piracy measures. However, no one on the way a result completely satisfied, even privately complained that many electronic engineers an anti-piracy protection is too strict.
Finally, Sony's various business units have their respective Jindu launched their products and services. PC Group and Group Walkman Walkman launched a competing music player, Sony Music Entertainment (Japan), Sony Records (USA) and Sony Electronics (USA) also has its Christian Louboutin own music player and music download services. Sony Walkman .groups and individuals Computer Group, even in the same month launched their own hard drive music players, with each other in the product planning and marketing without any coordination. .Sony is in such a quiet internal friction in the loss of promising market opportunities. in 2005 on June 23 press conference, the application of both cells, said Sony high degree of autonomy within the business sector to Sony, there were many barriers hinder communication within the company. and Sony among the various management levels can not be on the management targets for rapid and thorough communication, it is also caused problems in the implementation of the Sony one of the reasons.