
There's more sad news out of Japan this morning, we're afraid -- Sony is reporting that former chairman Norio Ohga passed away in Tokyo yesterday from multiple organ failure. He was 81. You may not personally remember a Sony under his reign -- Ohga directly helmed the company from 1982 to 1995 after decades of service in product planning -- but Norio Ohga was arguably the man responsible for turning Sony from a high-profile analog electronics manufacturer into a digital multimedia conglomerate. He helmed the deals that formed Sony Music, paved the way for Sony Pictures and established the very same Sony Computer Entertainment that would birth the PlayStation, and it was he who pushed the optical compact disc standard that all but replaced the magnetic cassettes and diskettes that held portable media. Without him, DVDs and Blu-rays might have fallen by the wayside, and that's another thought that brings tears to our eyes. You'll find Ohga's official obituary after the break.
索尼公司周六宣布,公司前总裁兼董事长大贺典雄周六在东京去世,享年81岁。 大贺典雄毕业于东京艺术大学,曾是一名男中音歌唱家,29岁加入索尼公司。1982年至1995年,大贺典雄担任索尼社长,他率领开发CD格式,引导音乐产业转型;,传统的唱片转化为数字化的CD,有了快进、倒转等功能,MD的研发加上录音功能,体积缩小到了可以随身携带,而且增加了随机选曲的功能。
除开发CD格式之外,他还率领索尼在1968年和哥伦比亚公司(CBS Corp)协商,催生「索尼哥伦比亚音乐娱乐」(CBS/Sony Records),也就是现在的「索尼音乐娱乐」(Sony Music Entertainment)。 大贺并在1989年督导哥伦比亚电影公司(ColumbiaPictures)并购案,巩固索尼的娱乐集团地位。他甚至设计索尼的企业商标,并推动PlayStation游戏机的销售。
也就是说,它是前乔布斯时代的标志性人物。就如同我们现在在NBA谈论科比,之前是乔丹。
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