[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
< I don't think Asahi chose as freely as you imply. In the fifties
< and sixties, japanese industry weren't allowed free access to the
< US market. They _had_ to have an american brand name in addition
< to their own to get access at all.
As a child in the '50's, I had hundreds of toys that were Made in Japan. We
use this as an example today for American business. In the 50's, Made in
Japan was a label that signified cheap, shoddy merchandise or poor quality.
Today the Japanese quality reputation has improved dramatically to the
leading position in the world.
In the 50's and early 60's, importing something with a Japanese brand name
was never going to have a high quality image. Honeywell was a good
compromise. They gave the Asahi product a lot of credibility in the US
market.
The same kind of thing was repeated again in the 70's with other foreign
products and Sears, Roebuck, & Company. Sears imported thousands of products
from outside the USA and gave them the Sears or Kenmore brand names. I have
such a sewing machine. They were singlehandedly responsible for some of our
big trade deficits and have struggled since they had to move beyond foreign
imports.
< Today, controlling access to the market seems to be the only
< excuse for demanding separate names for models dedicated for the
< US market. List one other good reason!
I don't understand who is controlling access to the US market? You don't
mean we in the USA are doing this do you?
< It seems fair to call this american protectionism. >>
I don't understand this last comment. Pentax does the different names and
somehow that is american protectionism?
Regards, Bob S.
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