Thread: Do Americans have it better?
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Old 07-24-2009, 02:54 AM   #23
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Originally Posted by Sweetpea View Post
The weird part is, Amazon has globalized... There's an Amazon.co.uk, a .de, a .fr, etc.
Is that really 'globalization' or just 'expansion' while cashing in on their name?

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But why are the products on each of those sites different? I can understand (sort of) why some books won't be on sale here and not there, etc, but hardware!?!?!?
Sony is a Japanese company but Sony-USA won't sell any products to the Japanese market. Sony-Japan doesn't sell any of its products with English language menus or labels unless it's sold as Sony-World Market and only sold in Duty-Free shops in Japan. Even then, the Sony 505 isn't available for sale here.

I'd hate to be a lawyer trying to sort out international trade agreements and licensing! What a nightmare that must be!

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