Japan, America, Information Technology, History, and Assumptions

"Why Japan didn't create the iPod"
GT!Blog (May 5, 2008)

"At the end of last year, there were a couple of articles about Japan’s failure to be a giant in the new digital age (Newsweek on Why Apple Isn’t Japanese, and there were some interesting comments in a blog response Japan is no longer a leader in Electronics). Unfortunately, the Newsweek article completely ignores the technical background which forms the basis for Japan’s current position in the digital age. In this post, I want to explore this technical background and show why business-types such as CEO’s and Newsweek readers really do need to understand the underlying technical issues of a problem."

I've skimmed the article, but not read it in detail. The author seems to know the subject, though, and I intend to go back tomorrow.

One thing is fairly certain. As the author wrote, "business-types such as CEO’s and Newsweek readers really do need to understand the underlying technical issues of a problem." I'd add that anyone who lives in a country where citizens vote should be interested.

Information technology is very much a part of today's world: and is something that responsible citizens should be at least slightly informed about.