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Sony to exit PC-use optical drives, say reports
Sony will exit the business of making optical drives for PCs, another sign that traditional PC design is fading.
Japan-based Sony is getting out of the optical disk business as part of its restructuring effort, according to a Japanese-language report in the Asahi Shimbun.
A similar report appeared in Japan's Yomiuri Shimbun.
About 400 people, both domestic and overseas, will be offered early retirement, the reports said, adding that the move is coming in the wake of a $312 million net loss posted earlier this month.
Sony is aiming to close its Sony Opitarc optical disk division by March … Read more
