Sony - What were you thinking?

Bean counters should count beans and not try to be leaders (unless they're leading other bean counters) because they generally don't know a hill of beans about being creative thinkers (unless they're creatively counting beans which is frequently illegal).

I think this piece was part and parcel of their major hi-res download strategy. I don't think this was a poorly conceived product. I think they knew exactly what they wanted to accomplish with its launch.

The question is -- did they guess right? Time will tell. Had they provided a digital in, I'd probably already own one. As it is, I will wait to see how the hi rez download market matures. It is just not there yet in my estimation.

Onhwy61: Clearly Sony does not have a clue as to what I want.
I want products that make my life EASIER!
I don't want to deal with computer babble or technical mish-mash.
I'm not trying to impress my geek friends with technical prowess or dazzle them with how many hoops I can jump through merely to listen to improved sound.
I thought Sony got this and was providing something to simplify the process.
-They didn't.

Dweller, My guess is that Sony miscalculated how many of us feel as you do. I don't have time to mess with building a computer system now. If I could use the HapZ1 in conjunction with a CD player, I would go ahead and get one. As it is, I already have an extensive music collection, and the HI res download market is immature and expensive. Do the math again sony!

Contact the CEO, Kazuo Hirai, and raise Hell! LOL