No, I mean: I'm also a Apple-user. Mac, iPhone, etc...but I also can read numbers. And numbers tell that effectively the big problem of Sony, Sharp, Nintendo and most electronic companies that sell lot in western markets is the exchange rate. Sure, some market is eaten my Apple and the hype behind them is crazy to the point that the value of their shares will reach probably something between 750 and 1000 $ per share. Insane.
But this doesn't change the fact that japanese companies are not able to make money from the foreign markets anymore, due mostly to this single reason alone. I'm especially shocked by the fact that in 2003 Nintendo made profits with such ridiculous sales. If at that time such exchange rate existed, how much money would they have lost I wonder?