Friday, June 24, 2005

HM Queen doesn't like Sony remote controls

The Queen has trouble with Sony remote controls. Just like me.

"When the queen doesn't like your products you know you're in trouble.

Howard Stringer was officially made Sony Corp.'s new chief executive officer (CEO) Wednesday at a company shareholder meeting in Tokyo. In remarks about how he plans to turn the troubled electronics maker around, the Welsh-born executive put a new spin on the mantra 'the customer is king.'

He recounted a luncheon with the U.K.'s Queen Elizabeth II, where the conversation turned to Sony's products.

'I have a lot of trouble with your remote controls,' The Queen told him, according to Stringer. 'Too many arrows.' "

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