how many 2400c users are in jap and the states?
--
On Tue, 14 Dec 99 08:34:43 - Shig wrote:
>>Some of our subscribers residing in Japan might have some more
>>insight on why pricing is so high there, but I'm betting it's just
>>total cost/small market size.
>I lived in Japan for six years and been recently back to the U.S. The
>general attitude among the Japanese seems to be that if the item doesn't
>have a high cost, then it doesn't have a high, albeit perceived, value.
>So they tend to pay it; they, almost gladly, 'dish out the cash' and the
>sellers continue to charge however high a price they can get away with.
> Although this was changing when I left, in some areas drastically, it
>depends on a lot of factors: location (high realestate cost), the type of
>business, etc.
>
>I bought the 2400 (when I was in Japan) because not only of its size and
>design, but also because the price had gone down relative to what
>PowerBooks used to cost. And I believe this lower-cost factor also added
>to its popularity in Japan. (...although its size has a lot to do with it
>too.)
>
>It may be that there's a market for a G3 upgrade card, but there's
>another peculiarity of the Japanese mentality (which I was told came from
>the aftermath of World War II): they tend to buy new things instead of
>maintaining something old--in order to accelerate the rebuilding of
>society. If you look at the automobiles in their streets, an old jalopy
>is very rarely seen. It's a gov't policy: car is taxed not once when
>bought, but every year (I had to pay $300 come every May). And the
>bi-annual mandatory check-up can be $1,000, and as the car gets older the
>higher the charge. So the incentive is to get new car, and this trickles
>over to other items (not the law but the habit).
>
>It'd be interesting if our Japanese 2400-owner counterpart voiced their
>want, along with ours, for a G3 card, but they refused to pay anything
>more than a certain amount. But then again, culture is culture and I
>wouldn't want to be accused of ethnocentrism. ...but.. the Internet is
>already affecting every culture in the world anyway ... right?
>----------
>Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net!
>A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables.
>FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml>
>Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400>
>
>X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers!
>Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html>
>
>PowerBook Guy is | Click here!
>Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
>
>Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com>
>After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][
>
>
>
Join 18 million Eudora users by signing up for a free Eudora Web-Mail account at
http://www.eudoramail.com
----------
Duo/2400 List, The friendliest place on the Net!
A listserv for users and fans of Mac subportables.
FAQ at <http://www.themacintoshguy.com/lists/DuoListFAQ.shtml>
Be sure to visit Mac2400! <http://www.sineware.com/mac2400>
X-Router | Share your DSL or cable modem between multiple computers!
Dr. Bott | <http://www.drbott.com/prod/MIH120.html>
PowerBook Guy is | Click here!
Everything PowerBook! | http://www.powerbookguy.com
Midwest Mac Parts ][ <http://www.midwestmac.com>
After-market parts for Macs. ][ 888-356-1104 ][
