Without grand plans for China, U.S., Sony set to lag in smartphones

Via Reiji Murai and Sophie Knight TOKYO (Reuters) – Kazuo Hirai's plan to revive Sony Corp to lasting profitability rests largely on its smartphones leapfrogging opponents to change into the arena's 1/3-biggest agents after the Apple iPhone and Samsung's Galaxy series. But that purpose is still a way off. Sony's CEO, installed final year with a short to show the serial loss maker round, stated on Friday that for now, Sony has no giant plans for the world's two biggest smartphone markets, China and america. …