Mac and VAIO etc.

I bought VAIO several days ago. I think you know VAIO is SONY's computer. I bought an iPod-nano and Canon's printer along the way. Basically, I always use Mac's PowerBook G4, I do like this one. I have been using Mac's ones. I used Japanese computers when I was a kid though.



To me, PowerBook is superior to VAIO. The VAIO costed me only about $1,200 and PowerBook I use costed me about $2,500. But The PowerBook is a model in 2004. The VAIO is the latest model. This SONY's one has several disturbing troubles. Very heat-sensitive, cranky VISTA, bugs, SONY's logo(I don't like this) etc. And basically, SONY's products are breakable.



The iPod-nano is quite good. I bought black one, 8GB. I go down why iPod won against Walkman. iPod make me to feel something futuristic. I guess iPod mini's, I used to use, battery is not cutting-edge. I was astonished by the battery performance. However, the iPod-mini has something to which make me to content. Current Walkman is just a music player. iPod is also too, but iPod has something different. Maybe, it is image. When I listen to music with Walkman and Panasonic's player, it is just music. But when with iPod, it is music with something. iTune would be one of the reasons but I mention about added value that image.



This time, I intended to buy Panasonic's Let's Note. But the price was not reasonable to me because I do most of all jobs with Macs. I just do something Mac doesn't has stronger point. I also installed Windows XP in my PowerBook but it doesn't work well.



I heard that Panasonic bring Let's Note to American market this year. This one is better than any VAIOs and any other Japanese computers. It is most brilliant rap top series in Japan. Very tough, very light, very thin, good waterproof property. And consistency between electron elements are very good, that is Let's Note is very Japanese product.　I would buy Mac-book-pro, but I would buy a Let's Note if I buy Windows computer again.



I heard many Japanese company's cutting-edge products weren't sold in America because there are not many middle class people. When I comes to think of it, as I recall, I haven't seen Japan's cutting edge products in America. It seems SONY also sells cheaper VAIO in America. As to VIdeo camera, it seems also too. Mine is been sold in America now. It is C series. I don't know much about American market though, many say they don't see Japan's latest products in America. MIddle class people bring up Japan's products as customers.



Well, to get back to my original point, Apple's products are really good. That Apple still survive in market is amazing and understandable because Apple has futuristic brand-image and Japanese makers can't build such a futuristic brand image. I admire brand images of iPod, iMac, iTune etc. And the "futuristic idea" is that Japanese companies can't win against America. It would not change forever. I know what Japanese are. :-)



It seems many Koreans think Japanese don't develop inventive products. But they are wrong. In age of Imperial Japan, Japanese developed Dry battery, radar etc. In this age, Japanese made a lot of inventive products. Floppy Disk, CD, DVD, Hybrid Engine are also too. But Japanese would not invent something on an epic proportion. I think Chinese people are better than Japanese in that regard. As to radar and dry battery, Japanese people didn't come up with manner of operation for them. It is said one of the reason is that Japanese people think it is impossible Japanese to develop superior thing. :-)



In addition, according to my friend who run a company in South Korea, that Korean people are wrong is their education system. Even university students memorize what they have to think while Japanese university students think what they have to think. My friend said even graduate students of liberal arts memorize texts in Korea. It would be an affection by too much Confucianism education. SAMSUNG live life to the extreme now but it makes what Japanese companies developed, for example TOSHIBA. Panasonic's president said SAMSUNG still is not Japan's rival. To put it the other way around, there is potential. My Korean friend said that he understands the difference between image toward to Japan in Korea and the fact but he may get beaten up if he mention about Japan's superiority in Korea. I've seen several cases that Korean medias and people heated up about it on internet. I suppose Korean people need to change what they are something fundamentally if they want to be superior country to Japan.



I guess Chinese people may invent something very competitive in future. There are many people and they have invented many things in their history. I don't know how westerner regard Chinese civilization. But I can't say European civilization is superior to Chinese civilization about invention. Someone said when we see cultural legacy, we can valuate country's capability. I understand why VIetnam is developing. They are earnest and deft. I think you understand why Indians are good with computers. I understand why Spain and Portugal were replaced by England etc. It would be team-work. Anyway, I look forward to China invent something great.



Well, anyway, Apple is great. :-) I will being a Mac-user for ever, at leat until Steve Jobs die.



Well, I should lay down my pen. It is midnight in Japan.



Have a nice weekend.



I took the photo at Koku-Koen park in Tokorozawa city.