I was hoping that there would be a dividend boost. But the company did just put it into place, so maybe the hopes were overly optimistic.
The Sony brand remains very powerful. Competitors have managed to hammer away but the brand is still well-known and stands for high quality. They've got to become the company that they used to be, which was highly innovative.
It would suggest to me that they are not experiencing any meaningful improvement in their sales figure. They just can't seem to strike a message that consumers respond to. This is an attempt to bring in fresh thinking to help John turn the company back in the right direction.
This company has made a huge change over the years from basically a bankrupt company to a very successful one.
I don't see Microsoft ever being considered a high-growth company again.