"Dave Plowman (News)" wrote:

In article ,
Eeyore wrote:
Panasonic is a JVC trade name. They're quite good parts actually.

Think that's the wrong way round. Panasonic is owned by Matsu****a, who
took over JVC in the '50s.

The plot thickens.

I always assumed Panasonic was the premium brand of Matsu****a. They are
or were heavily into the broadcast market. MII was the rival to Sony
Betacam, and arguably of better quality - so the VHS/Beta situation got
reversed there as Betacam was by far more popular.


Matsu****a came up with the Panasonic name when they entered the US
market, to sound "More American". They felt the use of Matsu****a would
hurt sales because it didn't look or sound "American"

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