Sony has announced a "realignment" that involves Sony Mobile, the Imaging Products & Solutions Business, and the Home Entertainment & Sound Business. The merger will create Sony's Electronics Products & Solutions Business. Some see it as Sony's attempt to hide the massive failure of Sony Mobile to compete with rivals such as Samsung, Huawei, and Apple.
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