Rumors of the Sony Walkman’s death may have been ever-so-slightly exaggerated. All that talk yesterday about the end of the music player’s once glorious 30 year run weren’t quite what they seemed.
Turns out that, contrary to reports, Sony is only ending the production of its once ubiquitous portable cassette player in its native Japan. Production in other countries, such as the US, will continue on unabated–if not quite with the zeal it once had.
This latest bit of news comes from a spokesman at the company who The Los Angeles Times that he preferred to remain anonymous since he didn’t actually have authority to speak on the matter–is it just me, or is this beginning to sound more and more like some kind of spy movie?
The Walkman can still be purchased through Sony’s site for a not particularly cheap $29.99, so you can “enjoy your old cassette collection.” So much for a cassette tape comeback.
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