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Sony has reported the dismayed news of passing away of Norio Ohga, who was not only the current Chariman of the company but also a previous President for more than a decade. He was a true legend for the company as he did not pursue career as an opera singer, and rather decided to give full dedication and made his name in the consumer electronics industry. He began his career way back in 1950s, when the industry was just new-born, and then maneuvered its way into movies and video games. The 81-years-old legend passed away on this Saturday according to the company officials.
Ohga was designated as the honorable president of Sony in 1982, as his regime sprawled till 1995. It has in his services that Sony made few of the most profitable and well-time acquisition and became this giant company, the first purchase was of Columbia Pictures back in 1989 for $3.4 billion. This was the height of the Japan's economic dominance, and the time when plenty of Japanese companies, which remained dominant in their relevant industries worldwide, were expanded to their maximum capacity and buying profitable assets.