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>A big part of the reason KFC crushes McDonalds here (it has 4x the number of stores if I recall correctly) is that KFC China was put into the hands of Taiwanes
by archgoon 16y ago
>A big part of the reason KFC crushes McDonalds here (it has 4x the number of stores if I recall correctly) is that KFC China was put into the hands of Taiwanese who created localized products and degraded quality and sanitation for the sake of price and fast growth.
When you put it that way, I can't imagine why Google didn't 'want to play ball'.
- garply 16y agoBut cheap and low quality is what the mass Chinese market needs for now. The average Chinese does not have the money of an average American and thus does not value or is unable to pay for the quality of an American-style product. I'll give you more examples: the plugs for my electronic items never fit snugly into the wall socket, they're either too loose or need to be jammed in. Why? Because it costs more to make the plugs precise. Nobody sells electronic products with better-fitting plugs because nobody would buy them ("What, you expect me to spend more money just so that it's easier to plug in my toaster? Get real."). And Walmart is for the upper-middle class here.
- radu_floricica 16y agoNo idea why you're getting downvotted. I'm in a not-so-rich country (though definitely not poor) and I can totally understand that some things you just can't afford, even if they may give better value for money.
- axod 16y agoMaybe Google doesn't really mind since the advertising revenue would likely be very small? Wonder how much profit baidu makes