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[edit] Company name
The company spells its name with the first letter only capitalized on their web site at
They also spell it in full caps, but since initial cap is conventional, I changed it to that style. I don't know why Japanese companies use full caps, but I speculate that it's because, the Japanese language not having capital letters, Japanese people don't know how to capitalize.
- Japanese usually use all caps in the Roman alphabet. Rarely do I see them using lowercase letters at all (but there are exceptions). For example, if you were playing a Japanese video game and it asks for your name, often you'll have a choice between hiragana, katakana, or uppercase Roman letters -- but no lowercase. I don't think it's a matter of them not knowing how to capitalize; it's more that they don't care because they don't use Roman letters much. Also, for logos, there's the matter of style: an all-caps logo might stand out more. - furrykef (Talk at me) 05:52, 28 Jan 2005 (UTC)
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- I agree I doubt they care. Wolfmankurd 16:45, 25 May 2006 (UTC)
[edit] No info on synthesizers?
Funny that no mention is made of Casio keyboards. They certainly have a place in pop culture. The early keyboards produced primitive electronic tones and automated beats. They are still sampled in electronica today as a retro or kitsch element. They are also usaully a term of derision for overly electronic sounding music. "I could make better music on my Casio keyboard!" --68.103.154.140 18:39, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
