tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post114284005701514795..comments2024-03-25T21:41:06.801-07:00Comments on Mobile Opportunity: What's going on in Japan?Michael Macehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1144227342128915662006-04-05T01:55:00.000-07:002006-04-05T01:55:00.000-07:00if you are intrested in india check these blogs ww...if you are intrested in india check these blogs <BR/>www.emergic.org<BR/>www.venturewoods.org<BR/><BR/>or write to me if you wnat something specificPrashant Singhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10079032946958487411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1143093721855752172006-03-22T22:02:00.000-08:002006-03-22T22:02:00.000-08:00Hey, Avi. Thanks for dropping by.Avi's with Curre...Hey, Avi. Thanks for dropping by.<BR/><BR/>Avi's with Current Analysis. We had a lot of fun talking about the industry when I was at Palm. Unfortunately, his employer keeps him mostly under wraps for clients only.<BR/><BR/>I think you're right that it's unfair to say most analysts personally ignore Japan. What I should have said is that most of the reports and press releases in English from the major analysis firms ignore events in Japan. <BR/><BR/>I know because I used to subscribe to that stuff. <BR/><BR/>The big analysis companies often have Japan-specific services, but you have to pay extra to get them. If you subscribe to their general services you get mostly US or European coverage. The implication is that Japan matters only if you're doing business there.<BR/><BR/>That works okay in parts of the tech industry that are led by firms over here, but in the mobile market a lot of the most interesting innovation happens first in Asia. We in the US and Europe just don't hear about that stuff. It's a blind spot.<BR/><BR/>Which is why I've been looking around for some websites to help track what's happening there.Michael Macehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17966107280587843091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17898384.post-1143084821586427032006-03-22T19:33:00.000-08:002006-03-22T19:33:00.000-08:00Michael, saying most analysts ignore Japan is prob...Michael, saying most analysts ignore Japan is probably going too far - we all watch Japan and Korea just to know what's possible. But you're right that a U.S. analyst isn't the right source for Japan-following. In my experience, analysts who cover specific markets have to live there in order to see the use cases, understand the culture, and feel the pace of change. All of those factors differ dramatically by region, and so a lot of the U.S. analysts - even the good ones - just aren't in the right time zone to "get it" completely.<BR/><BR/>-aviAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com