This EETimes article implies that Sony is not capable of selling $2000 entertainment Aibo pets profitably. Sony will cut 10,000 jobs and pour more money into TVs and high-density DVDs.
So much for what many view as a robotic success story: the Aibo US$2000 electronic pets. I don't own one, so it's not clear how this dog "keeps diary with pictures and is able to read e-mail or blog content", but...