Panasonic

[weirdlookinguy]

Now that they're not Matsushita anymore, what's gonna happen to their iconic M logo?



Is that going away, or are they still using it even though the entire company including components is now Panasonic?

[Krankshaft]

Re: Panasonic

I thought that they were always the same company.

I thought Matsushita was a subsidiary of Panasonic.

Or was Matsu at one time a separate company absorbed by Panasonic?

[Brian C]

Re: Panasonic

Matsushita come from the name konosuke matsushita, the founder of the company.

[i4004]

Re: Panasonic

>I thought Matsushita was a subsidiary of Panasonic.

the other way around...matsushita owns panasonic...and other companies...other famous company was technics...
name panasonic is remindfull of sony...it's just to make it easier for americans..heh...japanese names are not easy to remember in other parts of the world.

[Gianni]

Re: Panasonic

Now that they're not Matsushita anymore,

I'm not very often here these days so I don't know what's going on, can somebody explain me?

TIA
Gianni

[Toasty]

Re: Panasonic

Here Gianni-

http://www.dpreview.com/news/0801/08...sonicbrand.asp

Basically Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. changed its company name to Panasonic Corporation beginning October 1, 2008. Full changeover to be completed by 2010.

[zandrax]

Re: Panasonic

I'm not very often here these days so I don't know what's going on, can somebody explain me?

Matsushita, which had used the Panasonic brand for mostly audio/video gear, changed its name to Panasonic three months ago.
Weird asks if the old M logo will be changed too.

Zandrax

Edit: Toasty beat me

[PCBONEZ]

Re: Panasonic

The dude that started Matsushita and the dude that started Panasonic are like brother-in-laws or or father/son-in-law something.

[i4004]

Re: Panasonic

>The dude that started Matsushita and the dude that started Panasonic are like brother-in-laws or or father/son-in-law something.

or even the VERY SAME MAN!!!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panasonic

while
"Matsushita's brother-in-law, Toshio Iue founded Sanyo as a subcontractor for components after WWII. Sanyo grew to become a competitor to Panasonic."

but today
"On November 3, 2008 Panasonic and Sanyo were in talks, resulting in the eventual acquisition of Sanyo. The merger is to be completed by April 2009, and will result in one mega-corporation with revenues over ¥11.2 trillion (around $110 billion). As part of what will be Japan's biggest electronics company, the Sanyo brand and most of the employees will be retained. [15]"

[Gianni]

Re: Panasonic

Thanks guys for clarification

Gianni