SONY is betting its tablet computers will rival Apple’s iPad by luring buyers with music and movies, even as the Japanese company arrives more than a year late in the booming market for such devices. Since the iPad entered the market there have been about 100 rival versions offered from a host of makers, but few have captured market share."Yes, yes, Apple makes an iPad, but does it make a movie?" Sony CEO Howard Stringer said in a presentation at Berlin’s annual consumer electronics fair on Wednesday. "We will prove that it’s not who makes the tablet first who counts but who makes it better."Sony, which is reeling from three successive years of losses without a hit product, is matching the iPad’s price in Japan and the US, offering a 16GB model for $499 and a 32GB version for $599, Yuki Shima, a spokeswoman for the Tokyo-based company, said yesterday. The iPad2 64GB sells for R8999 online in SA. Mr Stringer needs to differentiate the device from those of its rivals by adding the ability to download PlayStation Suite games, movies and music from its subscription services. Source: Business-Day, Image: flickr.com
