How Sony Actually Makes Money Is Very Surprising

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		Tech Entertainment Wall Street Markets Strategy Sports Lifestyle Politics Europe Video Latest Friday, November 11, 2011 How Sony Actually Makes Money Is Very Surprising Sony is a company famous for its consumer electronics like flat screen tvs, computers, and the PlayStation. But, incredibly, that's not how it makes money.  Dan Frommer of SplatF points out the company loses hundreds of millions from consumer electronics. It actually makes money from its "financial services" division, which is made up of insurance and banking services. Below is a breakdown of the operating income for each of its divisions in the most recent quarter. Read » Also On SAI Today: PLAYDOM IN PERIL: One Employer Says 'I Get Resumes From People At Playdom Multiple Times A Week' SAI Cast: Does Zynga Need To Treat It's Employees Better, What's Going on With Apple's Share Price, and Was Steve Jobs Simply Not A Nice Person? If Google Wants To Make Nice With The Record Industry, This Isn't The Way To Start Google Joins The Big Social Fund Started By Kleiner-Perkins Last Year Advertisement CHART OF THE DAY: Amazingly, Ringtones Are Still A $2 Billion Business CHART OF THE DAY: A Good Sign For Amazon's Kindle Fire CHART OF THE DAY: This Is How Much Bankers Made On The Groupon IPO Share this: Facebook Twitter Digg Reddit StumbleUpon LinkedIn The email address for your subscription is: dwyld.kwu.wyldside@blogger.com Change Your Email Address | Unsubscribe | Subscribe | Subscribe to the SAI RSS Feed Business Insider. 257 Park Avenue South, New York, NY 10010 Terms of Service | Privacy Policy

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