Sony Vaio P doesn't quite fit, gets ridiculed by Japanese geeks

Serkan Toto

Dr. Serkan Toto is an independent consultant and advisor focusing on Japan’s web, mobile and social gaming industries. Based in Tokyo, he works together with financial institutions and startups worldwide. Serkan has been the Japan contributor for TechCrunch.com since 2008. He is sept-lingual, holds an MBA and is a PhD in economics. → Learn More

Monday, January 12th, 2009

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Sony’s new subnotebook Vaio P does look like a neat little machine but several official promo shots of the device triggered a wave of mockery in the blogosphere of its home country Japan.

The problem is that Sony thinks the Vaio P fits in the back pocket of your pants. But that’s not really the case.

The following pictures were made and put online by some Japanese anti-Sony geeks as an answer.

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A Thinkpad doesn’t fit in a back pocket.

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Neither does a Mac.

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No chance at all with this Dell tower.

Hachimakikou [JP] via Asiajin

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