Three years ago, Sony endured one of its most troubling hardware launches in company history when it released the PSP Go.

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Here's a company with good managers, a long history of earnings growth and timely products in hot markets, such as wireless and Sony PlayStation 2.

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Mr Hypponen said that Sony had become a preferred target of hackers because of the company's long history of vigorously defending its intellectual property.

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