It's no secret that Sony Ericsson is a weak point in Sony's vast
portfolio right now, underperforming fellow European rival Nokia
by many, many points of market share globally. CEO Howard
Stringer (that's Sir Howard Stringer to you, by the way) knows
it better than anybody, mentioning to German newspaper Die Welt
that he's trying to figure out a way to turn the joint venture
around or spin it off. He mentions that "buying out a partner is
never an easy thing," but goes on to say that if they can't work
with Ericsson to turn things around, SE will have to "find its
own solution." Those are big words coming from a big man with
his finger hovering over a big, red button at all times -- so
yeah, it's probably in everyone's best interest to get that X1
shipping on the double, eh?   Sony chief ponders aloud over Sony
Ericsson's future