Many Western and Asian companies such as GM Motor and Samsung that have become global forces to reckon with started from trimmed to become bloatedconglomerates. But these companies seem to have learnt the importance of focusing oncore competence and trimmed down, channelling its resources around one or twodominant businesses. But Sony still seems to have stuck up in multiple businesses. Thissort of unrelated diversification not only drains the resources to a great extent but alsodiverts the brand focus from the core of the brand.