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...also building furiously. In a joint venture, LG Electronics and Royal Philips Electronics are spending $5.1 billion to create the world's largest plant for LCDs. Sony, whose lack of flat-screen capacity has been a huge disadvantage, is teaming with Samsung in a $2 billion LCD venture. Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita have similarly joined forces. In the U.S., computer maker Dell is getting into the flat-panel game...
...explications are enlightening. For instance, Friedman explains UPS’s fascinating role, referenced knowingly but indecipherably in the company’s television commercials, in “synchronizing global supply chains,” which requires the shipping company to fix broken computers in the name of Toshiba and fill online shoe orders in Nike’s stead. Friedman’s argument, thus far, is well-taken...
...screens. But Sharp's competitors have also joined the race. A joint venture between LG Electronics and Royal Philips Electronics is spending $5.1 billion to create the world's largest plant for LCDs, while Sony and Samsung are teaming up for a $2 billion LCD venture. Hitachi, Toshiba and Matsushita have similarly joined forces, and even Dell, the American computer maker, is getting into the flat-panel game. For now, however, Sharp is happy to go it alone, hoping that it's strong enough technologically to maintain its leadership position without a partner. It's a gamble...
While chip sales were sinking, U.S. firms continued to lose ground to the Japanese. Rather than cutting back production, such companies as Hitachi and Toshiba persisted in selling at falling prices to boost their market share. "The Japanese don't throw in the towel on the downturns," says Lane Mason, an analyst for Dataquest, which studies electronics firms. "They are willing to suffer a little more red ink in the short term to achieve their long-term goals...
...desktop computers (dubbed Desktrino by company insiders) that takes advantage of Intel's dual-core technology. Dual-core puts two brains on the same chip, which makes it easier to run multiple applications at the same time. But Desktrino may be outmoded before it is born. IBM, Sony and Toshiba took a surprise lead recently when they announced production of their Cell processor, which has eight brains to Desktrino...