Apple founder Steve Jobs admired one of the founders of Sony, Akio Morita. When Jobs visited Japan for business, he often asked for a meeting and attacked Morita with questions.
What they both have in common is a simple and beautiful design and a commitment to manufacturing. Sony released innovative products one after another, and was gaining support not only in Japan but also in Europe and the U.S. The portable headphone stereo that has taken the world by storm has been made as small as possible and has fewer switches.