day 73

pearl harbor, circa 2001 5: sneak attack, or global economy?

There is no conspiracy to pull one over on the Silicon Valley champions, but these Japanese competitors are definitely gathering strength to make a big push in Wired World. They see the global economy shifting from an American to an Asian focus. With economic growth of 25-30% per year, Asia is where the computer biz has to go. It is where the internet appliance will grow like a weed from Westlake (China). Anderson goes on: "I am repeatedly shocked at how little information gets out about Japanese computer and communications industry WITHIN JAPANESE MARKETS. The products aren't yet ready for the world, but they are moving quickly within Japan. To my mind, it will be only a year or so until these new Internet connectivity devices will be marketed elsewhere in the world, and not in the Japanese language. Then, all the frequent flyer miles of Bill Gates, Larry Ellison, Jim Bizdos, and Jim Clark will begin to make sense. Between clones of that Mobile Gear keyboard and lower access charges for Internet service, the broad public in America and Japan are ready to create a sizable, low-cost market for the Net." Thanks to Stephen Anderson, Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM), Tokyo, Japan, we may have seen a glimpse of the near-term future. And, it has "made In Japan" written on the side.

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