taylor@hplabsc.UUCP (07/08/86)
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]