German Jeep or American Land Rover

[SJ]

MAC:

I bought a Dell for the same reason as your friend - it is an American company. However, unlike your friend, many of us are aware that assembly takes place in Taiwan. All one has to do is flip the laptop over and read the bottom and it reads "Made in Taiwan," but I'd still rather support Dell, HP, or IBM, than give my money to Toshiba or Sony.

Even though the laptop is assembled in Taiwan, at least I've helped subsidize and strengthen an American company, rather than give market share and revenue to a Japanese brand.

It's like when my European relatives come and visit the U.S. They cannot believe how many Japanese cars are on our roads. They have an image of the U.S. as a powerful and industrious nation and the scores of Toyotas tend to kill that image. Forget that Toyota assembles some cars in the States - the cars/trucks are still Japanese name brands and that's what carries weight. I'd rather support Ford or GM and empower an American company and their ability to gain market share.