Daddy got smacked down? (k3nshi)

"The real news isn't Stringer's rise, but Ken Kutaragi's fall.

Ken Kutaragi is the so-called 'father of the PlayStation' -- an engineer who rose nearly to the top at Sony by being brash and taking risks. Kutaragi, a lifer like everyone else at Sony (except Stringer). made his name inside the company through his unique ability to fire his boss. That's right, fire his boss, and sometimes, his boss's boss."

Robert X Cringely says Ken was set up and has no friends!