Hi everyone, I'm writing a research paper on the Minidisc, and I'd like to
ask for some help. I found the minidisc.org site very helpful! The topic I
want to investigate is the dichotomy between the Japanese and US minidisc
markets. Does anyone know of any books/articles which discuss this
phenomenon? Also, any pointers or ideas would be great too.
So far I have only speculations such as the high cost of CDs in Japan (but
why are they more expensive over there?? what events lead to the higher
price?), the competition with Philips's DCC, and the Japanese's predilection
for technological gizmos. I could talk about marketing, but Sony has tried
numerous times in the US, so there must be an underlying reason for the
multiple failures.
As of now, I have tons of articles from the Economist, Wall Street Journal,
etc.. but most of them just talk about the failures of MD in the US market.
Not much about how Sony "replaced" CDs with MDs in Japan.
thanks in advance,
-Brandon Hong
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