BMCC, Matsushita's original joint venture, set up before the rest of the world rushed madly into China, has yet to repay its investment.

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Biggest mistake: Assuming that the managers of the original joint venturers in arm had a common plan for the company, when in fact they had differing agendas.

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General Dynamics has an advantage in the competition because it led the one part of the original joint program that actually delivered on the promise of software-defined radios.

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