正当日本的家电企业为下一世纪的纪录媒体一数字式视盘(DVD)而打的不可开交的时候,日美之间又为另外一种存贮媒体的主导权展开了激烈的竞争。这就是电脑用硬盘。目前由于AV机器被采用,市场正在急速成长。虽然这个领域一直被美国企业独占,但是日本企业企图利用自己在部件方面的优势,确立自己的地位。 While Japan’s home appliance companies played a role in digital media (DVD) for the next century’s record media, Japan and the United States launched fierce competition for another type of storage medium. This is the computer hard drive. At present, the market is rapidly growing due to the adoption of AV machines. Although this field has always been monopolized by U.S. companies, Japanese companies have attempted to establish their position by taking advantage of their own parts.