It takes longer in the west because you have to pay your workers, pay attention to environmental impact, and provide for at least minimal worker safety. Yeah, but I am sure co-location is a huge win, way bigger than free-ish labor, and no accountability.
China has been very canny about how they do things. Their deals generally are done in such a way as to make sure their own people get not only licenses to build products, but also that their own people are trained how to make them, and the factories are built in China.
Yes, they're playing copycat and have been for decades, but they're also amassing actual experience which they are starting to use to build some new things.
This is where we will see if China can move forward while m
There's not much control from the center in practice. The local party bosses tend to be given completely free reign, until there's a scandal or someone dies. Laws are broken left and right. It's top-down rule in name only, except before any internationally visible event.
and, you have to WANT to be around for the long-run. we used to do that in the west and that concept is foreign (so to speak) in china. its a 'sell and run' attitude. who cares if the thing catches fire. that guy will not be coming back to buy more no matter what. I'll be in a different business and I'll continue to sell dangerous crap, then change names again and keep going. no care for welfare of others who use their stuff.
I'm not saying the west is perfect, but there IS some notion of your brand na
It is shorter in China because all the designs coming from there are utter crap. It's all about saving money, cutting corners, shortening design time, ignoring problems and hoping they go away, etc. Not talking about factories here, but the actual designs.
The greatest productive force is human selfishness.
-- Robert Heinlein
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That is starting to change.
China has been very canny about how they do things. Their deals generally are done in such a way as to make sure their own people get not only licenses to build products, but also that their own people are trained how to make them, and the factories are built in China.
Yes, they're playing copycat and have been for decades, but they're also amassing actual experience which they are starting to use to build some new things.
This is where we will see if China can move forward while m
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There's not much control from the center in practice. The local party bosses tend to be given completely free reign, until there's a scandal or someone dies. Laws are broken left and right. It's top-down rule in name only, except before any internationally visible event.
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Also, quality takes time.
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and, you have to WANT to be around for the long-run. we used to do that in the west and that concept is foreign (so to speak) in china. its a 'sell and run' attitude. who cares if the thing catches fire. that guy will not be coming back to buy more no matter what. I'll be in a different business and I'll continue to sell dangerous crap, then change names again and keep going. no care for welfare of others who use their stuff.
I'm not saying the west is perfect, but there IS some notion of your brand na
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It is shorter in China because all the designs coming from there are utter crap. It's all about saving money, cutting corners, shortening design time, ignoring problems and hoping they go away, etc. Not talking about factories here, but the actual designs.