Vaio

VAIO Corporation
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Native name	VAIO株式会社
Formerly	Sony Vaio
Company type	Private
Industry	Computer hardware; Electronics
Predecessor	Sony Corporation
Founded	1996 (as Sony's computer brand); July 1, 2014 (as an independent corporation)
Headquarters	Azumino, Nagano, Japan
Area served	Argentina; Brazil; Chile; China; Hong Kong; India; Japan; Malaysia; Mexico; Middle East; Singapore; Taiwan; United States; Uruguay; (as of 2023)
Products	Personal computers
Owners	Japan Industrial Partners (95%); Sony Group Corporation (5%);
Website	Japan www.vaio.com; United States us.vaio.com; Brazil br.vaio.com; Chile cl.vaio.com; Hong Kong hk.vaio.com; Taiwan tw.vaio.com; Singapore sg.vaio.com; Malaysia my.vaio.com; China www.vaio-china.com; Argentina ar.vaio.com; India in.vaio.com; Middle East mea.vaio.com; Mexico mx.vaio.com; Uruguay uy.vaio.com

VAIO (Japanese: バイオ) is a brand of personal computers and consumer electronics, currently developed by Japanese manufacturer VAIO Corporation (VAIO 株式会社, Baio Kabushiki Kaisha, English: /ˈvaɪ.oʊ/), headquartered in Azumino, Nagano Prefecture.^{[citation needed]}

VAIO was formerly a brand of Sony, introduced in 1996. In February 2014, Sony created VAIO Corporation, a special purpose company with investment firm Japan Industrial Partners,^[3] as part of its restructuring effort to focus on mobile devices. Sony maintains a minority stake in the new, independent company, which currently sells computers in the United States, Japan, India, and Brazil, and maintains exclusive marketing agreements in other regions.^{[citation needed]} Sony still holds the intellectual property rights for the VAIO brand and logo.^[4]

As of 2023, Vaio operates its stores in several countries and regions, such as Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, Singapore, Taiwan, the United States and Uruguay and so on.^[5]

^ "About VAIO".
^ "Sony and Japan Industrial Partners' Special Purpose Company Sign Definitive Agreements for the Sale of PC Business".
^ "Sony and Japan Industrial Partners' Special Purpose Company Sign Definitive Agreements for the Sale of PC Business".
^ "EUIPO eSearch - vaio 004638706". European Union Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
^ Cite error: The named reference VAIO Asia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[1] "About VAIO".

[2] "Sony and Japan Industrial Partners' Special Purpose Company Sign Definitive Agreements for the Sale of PC Business".

[3] "Sony and Japan Industrial Partners' Special Purpose Company Sign Definitive Agreements for the Sale of PC Business".

[4] "EUIPO eSearch - vaio 004638706". European Union Intellectual Property Office. Retrieved 28 August 2023.

[VAIO_Asia-5] Cite error: The named reference VAIO Asia was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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