Picturing The Future.
The five Japanese companies that dominate the digital-camera market in 2002—Sony, Fuji Photo Film, Canon, Olympus, and Nikon—are battling for leadership in the world's hottest consumer-electronics niche. The Big Five are enjoying the “sweet spot” that comes in the life of every consumer-electronics...
| Publicado en: | Far Eastern Economic Review Vol. 165; no. 47; pp. 44 - 47 |
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Review Publishing Company Ltd.
November 28 2002
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