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Airbus had massive state support - hardly an even playing field. They're an example of what a good state-private collaboration can do, not of productivity of t
by rjurney 17y ago
Airbus had massive state support - hardly an even playing field. They're an example of what a good state-private collaboration can do, not of productivity of the private sector in general.
- gaius 17y agoAs does Boeing, except it's funneled via the DoD. Anyway, that's not the point. Can European engineers bring equivalent products to market as quickly as American engineers, despite taking vacations and being in the office fewer hours? Absolutely yes, it happens all the time.
- rjurney 17y agoYeah, don't buy it. Not at startups.