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This article is from felix!fritz!philip (Philip T. Chan)
 and was received on Mon Jul  7 17:54:59 1986
 
A comment on the article about Japanese technology:

Japanese came up with good innovation on VCR, camera, and cars. I think 
the main driving force behind all these is not the desire to be different 
which is a Western concept. It is the search for excellence on the product
design and manufacturing that makes their products competitive on the market.

Also, in an oriental country, a person with knowledge is highly respected 
(like a football hero in the States), which encourages engineers to work for 
not only the money and self-satisfaction, but also the respect from the 
society. This is good for the creativity.

Philip Teh-Hsin Chan   FileNet Corporation

[Hmmm...if you go back to one of the earlier C&S Digests, a friend from Japan
 had sent a message about how the Japanese deal with and accept technology in
 their society - it could start a most interesting discussion... -- Dave]