Having worked in the US office of a Japanese company, this does not surprise me in the least. Neither does their choice to use weird hardware with poor library support. The company I worked for did not understand that, if you sell a premade hardware device, you must also provide good, sensible tools and modern library support. They're currently doing very well in markets where this isn't the case like OEM hardware.
Ironically the major selling point of their products in Mexico is that the Mexican users won't steal the products because they're too ugly.
heh. Reminds me of agency break-ins in London. All of the Apple gear would be taken, and some of the better looking screens. But the ugly 5 times more expensive PC laptops were left there.
Ironically the major selling point of their products in Mexico is that the Mexican users won't steal the products because they're too ugly.