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Re:The mistake that killed Japan’s software industry by noobermin on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @02:30AM (#34321643)
The one thing I might add (don't know for sure, just guessing) is the cost of things might look different in Japan vs. here in the US. May be the cloud made a serious differential in the upfront cost as hardware is more expensive there, I don't know.
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Re:The mistake that killed Japan’s software industry by astrange on Tuesday January 10, 2023 @02:05PM (#34329806)
Buying anything in Japan (even an MS Office license) is at least more likely to require going out drinking with salespeople rather than just visiting a website.
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