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I dunno a lot of Japanese companies have old history like that. Nintendo is also from the 1800s, and started in playing cards.
by chrisco255 3y ago
I dunno a lot of Japanese companies have old history like that. Nintendo is also from the 1800s, and started in playing cards.
- resoluteteeth 3y agoI think they mean that if it was founded in 1875 it couldn't have originally been making electrical appliances but that appears to be incorrect because according to Japanese Wikipedia the origin of the company was hisashige Tanaka establishing a telegraph equipment factory in Ginza in 1875
- pests 3y agoWhy can't it be making electrical appliances since 1875?
- jeffbee 3y agoI guess it can but what was the worldwide market for toasters in 1875? One?
- carlmr 3y agoIsn't a telegraph an electric appliance? It is electric and according to Oxford an appliance is: appliance /əˈplʌɪəns/ noun 1. a device or piece of equipment designed to perform a specific task. "electrical and gas appliances" 2. BRITISH a fire engine. "three fire appliances were rushed to the scene" I'm guessing it's electrically performing a specific task, i.e. an electric appliance.