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All of which was stupidity on Sony's part.

Sony's Trinitron tubes were the best in the world for many years. They
commanded a higher price than other tubes, and people paid it. Professionals
bought scarcely anything else, despite the higher costs. That doesn't sound
like stupidity.

All things have a tolerance and tighter tolerances increase costs.

They also increase quality, and you get what you pay for. In Morita's day,
Sony had a worldwide reputation for quality, especially in the domain of
professional video equipment. Tight tolerances were a part of that.

If Sony needed tighter tolerance they should have originally specified
tighter tolerances instead of ****ing and moaning that stuff made to
their specified tolerance wasn't "good enough".

They didn't expect Americans to be so careless. The Japanese were
conscientious and tried to do their best. The Americans just did the minimum
necessary.