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No, it's not as bad as it was in, say, 2007 ;) But it's still dominant. For a large percentage of Japanese, the cell phone is their personal computer (and cam
by culturestate 14y ago
No, it's not as bad as it was in, say, 2007 ;) But it's still dominant.
For a large percentage of Japanese, the cell phone is their personal computer (and camera, and wallet...). If they own a desktop or laptop at all, it's rarely used. Obviously iPhone and Android look, to us, like nirvana in such a society but there's hesitancy there because (1) by and large they lack some key features like NFC and (2) switching carriers in Japan is, to borrow a Jobsism, a bag of hurt. It can be done, but you'll leave a lot of yourself behind.