[technoslut]

I do think that Americans are more deserving of products being produced here. I've always felt (maybe others do not) that you give back something to where you grew up or the society you are apart of. I see it no different in this case. Sony has done the same in Japan and I respect them more for it.

There are great benefits to the US market and many, such as Apple, have taken advantage of it. They also take advantage of the system and keep their money overseas so it won't get taxed.

[delackner]

Wait, what? Sony has mostly abandoned their Japanese production of Televisions. They are made in China. Maybe you're thinking of Sharp?

[technoslut]

Sony still keeps a majority of their factories in Japan.

[delackner]

You are right, Sony manufactures a lot of things in Japan. But it also manufactures many things (including high end televisions and some of its game consoles) in China. They are quite coy about disclosing what percentage, so I don't know where you have read the majority come from Japan.

[tomjen3]

I don't know about you as you grew up in the US but I didn't (I have never been there) but I feel closer to it than I do about my own country.

But when I really look at it, I don't feel connected to any country as much as to history and the ideals of Silicon Valley.

So to me it seems to weird to hold the place I was born as anything special.