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From: tomwest@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu (Tom West)
Date: Mon, 4-Apr-88 11:08:06 EDT
Message-ID: <1988Apr4.110806.1785@gpu.utcs.toronto.edu>
Organization: University of Toronto Computing Services
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Subject: Re: GATT declares U.S. - Japan chip pact illegal
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Reply-To: tomwest@gpu.utcs.UUCP (Tom West)


  Sorry to burst balloons, but according to every article I have read in the
last few months, Japanese labour costs are now *higher* than American
costs on average (or Canadian :-)).  This is partially due to the 
falling North American currencies.  However, Japan happens to be
tremendously efficient, and there isn't much that can be done about that.

  As far as "dumping" goes, friends who travel to Japan come back with
techno-goods that (1) were far cheaper in Japan, (2) won't be available
here for another few years.

  Digital tape is apparantly alive and well in Japan.  think we'll see it
here before 1990?

  Technology is alive, well and cheap.  Unfortunately it is also a few
thousand miles away :-).

-- 
				Tom West

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