Sony Corporation - Sony Entered again Into The Global Computer Market
Time: 1996
Place: Tokyo, Japan
Details: Sony produced computers during the 1980s. The company withdrew from the computer business around 1990. Sony entered again into the global computer market under the new VAIO brand, began in 1996. Short for "Video Audio Integrated Operation", the line was the first computer brand to highlight visual-audio features.
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