David Kawakami of Sony was asked a question similar to the preceding post at HE 2001. He said that Sony prefers to create major markets and be but one of many companies to fill demand once the market is created. He made it clear that this would not be another Beta situation. He said that Sony is encouraging all manufacturers to enter the SACD market. He said that it's relatively early in the introductory phase of SACD as a format and that the parts supply division of Sony may soon be able supply other companies with the SACD player components which they will incorporate into their own players. He implied that there is no hindrance from Sony to manufacturers wishing to market SACD players and that as software production ramps up we will be seeing many SACD players from additional manufacturers.
