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is a multinational conglomerate corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and one of the world's largest media conglomerate with revenue of US$88.7 billion (as of 2008) based in Minato, Tokyo. Sony is one of the leading manufacturers of electronics, video, communication, video game consoles and information technology products for the consumer and professional markets. Its name is derived from Sonus, the Greek goddess of sound. Sony Corporation is the electronics business unit and the parent... full article at wikipedia

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Date founded
  • May 7, 1946
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  • 70,303,000,000.0
  • Mar 31, 2007
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  • 3,998,000,000.0
  • Mar 31, 2007
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  • 55,000,000,000.0
  • Dec 31, 2007
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  • SNE
Slogan
  • like.no.other
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