Sony has Ericssons stake in the joint venture of the two companies acquired. This also gives the Japanese company the brand entirely in the hands, so to confirm the two. The buy out is not unexpected; the cooperation was difficult.
Sony and the Swedish Ericsson were both for the half owner of the joint venture. Sony buys his former partner for 1.05 billion euros, the company informs. The transaction will give the Japanese electronics manufacturer said the chance to get the phones faster to take in his product line, which includes tablets, phones, and tvs are part. In addition, Sony with the acquisition of more patents in the hands, with which the company can protect against competitors like Apple.
Sony and Ericsson started their joint venture in 2001. The companies stopped with it on their own, making phones and developed devices from that time together. The headquarters of the shared company is in London; around the world there are about 7,500 people.
Both manufacturers have the acquisition now confirmed and approved. The acquisition is probably at the beginning of next year. From then on, wear the new phones of the company the name Sony.
The sale does not come as a surprise; the partnership between the two companies was reportedly already times good. So would Sony and Ericsson together steggelen about the control within the joint venture. The price of the common company had the last time more and more in common with that of Sony and of Ericsson. In the past few years Sony has more and more interfered with the development of Sony Ericsson phones. In addition to the PlayStation brand got the phones Sony’s Bravia engine and Exmor R sensors in the cameras.
Previously there were already rumors that Sony is the Swedish telecommunicatiefabrikant wanted to redeem. The company would have only one development team, appoint for the development of mobile devices such as tablets, phones and game consoles. Ericsson focuses after the buy out again on telecommunication, especially for business.