Take context from the input text and decide on the accurate relationship between 'Sony' and 'consumer electronics' from the options provided.
Options: founded by, distribution format, brand, industry

After all, Sony seemed to have absolutely everything that a company might need to build a 21st century successor to the Walkman: creative consumer electronics engineers, slick designers, a computing division, expertise with video games, and it owned a music label bursting with famous artists such as Michael Jackson and Vai.
industry