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From: larry@kitty.UUCP (Larry Lippman)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: Radio Shack's bad name
Summary: Confusion with Oriental names...
Keywords: Panasonic
Message-ID: <2795@kitty.UUCP>
Date: 25 Nov 88 17:26:13 GMT
References: <17863@glacier.STANFORD.EDU> <1549@ssc.UUCP>
Organization: Recognition Research Corp., Clarence, NY
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In article <1549@ssc.UUCP>, markz@ssc.UUCP (Mark Zenier) writes:
> >       Radio Shack is trying a new tack in dealing with their reputation as
> > a maker of low-quality electronics.  They've arranged to use the Panasonic
> > name, under licence from Mishibushi, on Tandy/Radio Shack machines.  
>                            ^^^^^^^^^^
> I imagine that will come as a big surprise to the Matsushita Electric 
> Industrial Co. Ltd, The folks that built my cassette recorder.

	On a related topic, over there years there have been several
"off-brand" (read: inferior) product lines offered by unscrupulous
vendors of consumer electronic products, with product names being
similar to those of quality manufacturers.  This practice is particularly
common with mail order firms, and is usually one step removed from
actual fraud.
	My all time favorite name is "Yahama" instead of the well-known
"Yamaha".  When I saw such a product advertised at an unbelievable low
price, I had to reread the copy several times before my eye noticed the
"catch".
	Caveat emptor.

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