Sony sells VAIO PC business to JIP, to focus on phones, tablets and TVs

Sony has just announced that it is selling its VAIO computer business to Japan Industrial Partners (JIP). The beautifully designed VAIOs have been generating a loss for the company for a while now, so Sony decided to palm off its business and shift its focus to smartphones and tablets, as well as on its TV line.

This truly marks an end of an era in our post PC world. The move comes with the typical restructuring, layoffs, and shuffling of manpower, but the actual price of the deal is not disclosed. Sony's Spring 2014 lineup will be the last VAIOs to come out of the company, and afterwards JIP will only sell the gear in Japan, unless there is demand in other regions.

It is important to remember that this doesn't mean Sony is done with the Windows platform altogether. While this may be the last lineup of VAIO PCs from Sony, we could still likely see some Windows Phones or Windows tablets in the company's future.

Press Release

source - Sony