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Did you know that "Made in Japan" and "Made in Taiwan" used to be a mark of cheaply and badly made junk only a few decades ago? Back then, Americans were prett
by ThrowawayR2 3y ago
Did you know that "Made in Japan" and "Made in Taiwan" used to be a mark of cheaply and badly made junk only a few decades ago? Back then, Americans were pretty confident that the United States would remain dominant in manufacturing indefinitely, particularly in at the time high-tech stuff like electronics and automotive manufacturing, and that other countries would have a hard time catching up. What a difference a few decades makes...
- hhh 3y agoI’ve only heard made in Japan being a positive from people who were alive when it was made there in the 80s.
- mortenjorck 3y ago“A few decades ago” is understating it, but talk to some Boomers and you’ll hear a different story from the late 1950s / early 1960s. The Japanese Miracle had already happened by the era of the Walkman.
- nonethewiser 3y agoI remember a Japanese guest visiting and showing us his cam corder with a flip out display. Early 90s probably. Dont think we had them, or at least id never seen them. Was like someone coming from the future.
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- unsupp0rted 3y agoLots of jokes from tv shows at the time about shoddy Japanese-made cars. Then in the early 2000s about shoddy American-made ones.
- nonethewiser 3y agoI think the biggest moat is time zone. There are lots of skilled english speaking devs who would LOVE to make 60k USD.