Comments on: Why Android will dominate Japan

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By: Ethan

Ethan — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:49:51 +0000

Sony Ericsson does produce keitai for the Japanese market
http://www.sonyericsson.co.jp/product/au/s007/index.html

By: DarkMirage

DarkMirage — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:30:15 +0000

Actually that was a Slashdot thing long, long before 4chan existed.

By: poro

poro — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:21:31 +0000

I for one don’t really care and just put this comment here because the end sentence of this post is surprisingly familiar *cough* 4chan *cough*

By: DarkBerserk

DarkBerserk — Tue, 31 May 2011 03:33:48 +0000

Good analysis, DM.

There’s one thing I really don’t understand though: smartphones have been made available in Japan for I don’t know how long (iPhones and Android), yet we still don’t find those keitai features for typical smartphones. I would be surprised if all of Japan have keitai phones…it would make sense to have those keitai features for everyone, including smartphone owners. Correct me if I’m wrong.

Yes Android would dominate Japan, but only if japanese carriers and manufacturers would wake up and realize there’s also a market for smartphones…

By: DarkMirage

DarkMirage — Sat, 28 May 2011 11:26:21 +0000

moody: I don’t really consider Sony Ericsson a Japanese keitai company. Its market share in Japan is tiny and it has always been better in overseas markets. Compared to Sharp which is the complete opposite and wields a much greater influence when it comes to Japanese keitai. If Android takes off in Japan, it will not be because of Sony Ericsson.

By: wms

wms — Wed, 25 May 2011 00:48:31 +0000

Just one quibble: the Sharp IS12SH will not work outside Japan “with a simple firmware change”. Its a CDMA2000 device, while most of the world (including Singapore) uses GSM.

And its not as simple as swapping the GSM radio for a CDMA one either. The architecture between the 2 systems are vastly different. Basic things that are taken for granted in GSM (like overflowing SMS’es) don’t exist in CDMA2000. Just look at how long it took Apple to get their iphone to work with Verizon (one of the largest CDMA operators in the world).

Android may dominate Japan, but unless the Japanese hardware OEM’s can shake their shackles from their carrier overloads, they’re not going to make much headway outside Japan (Sony Ericsson may be the exception).

Which is a shame really, as the Japanese are brilliant in hardware design.

By: anonymous_object

anonymous_object — Tue, 24 May 2011 16:38:26 +0000

Microsoft inept at marketing in Japan? Say it ain’t so! I mean, look at their Windows mascot: http://msdn.microsoft.com/ja-jp/windowsazure/claudia ;)

In all seriousness though, as an Android device owner, I welcome the advancement of the platform in Japan. Android is extremely versatile and can be modified to fit it’s intended userbase. That’s something Apple will never do. They expect the userbase to conform to them instead ;)
So while it satisfies the tech geek in me, it can also be easy enough for normal school girls to use without a second thought. And, yeah, that’s why Android will win.

By: zoot

zoot — Sun, 22 May 2011 23:45:52 +0000

will it be usable locally without without any restrictions?