Sony's New Walkman: Better, But Still No iPod Killer

Give Sony (SNE) credit for trying: The company is set to introduce a new low-end Walkman MP3 player at CES, and SonyInsider reports that it has some cool features:
But here's the problem: The iPod isn't just successful because of the hardware, it's successful because of iTunes and the Apple Store backing it up. With Sony's deep connections in music, the company should have been well positioned long ago to offer a similar music purchasing service, or at least one as good as Microsoft (MSFT) ... Read more...