I feel Economist is just bringing Apple into this discussion of the trouble Japanese electronics firms in order to attract more clicks. Apple makes no TV, displ

I feel Economist is just bringing Apple into this discussion of the trouble Japanese electronics firms in order to attract more clicks. Apple makes no TV, display panel, fridge, DVD player, or dishwasher. The real reason the Japanese electronic firms are in trouble is not because of Apple but Samsung/LG. IMO, it's not because Samsung/LG really excelled but because the Japanese firms stumbled/stagnated. I remember reading last year or so that during a quarter (or was it a year?) Samsung's profit was bigger than the profit of top NINE Japanese electronic firms combined (including Sony). If you knew anything about the bitter history between the 2 nations, it is pretty astounding.