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Two things I have seen mentioned from industry people: Huawei is a lot better in R&D (use more money than Apple) and getting some feature you want deployed is e

• justinjlynn 8y ago
  Not only that, they also heavily benefit from the R&D done at other companies. Add in generous subsidies from their parent government and you have a very attractive commercial offering, certainly. Indeed, this kind of money is rarely invested without a known, outsized, expected return and, in this, I seriously doubt Huawei and their owners are lacking in intelligence. I mean, who do we think they are - Winnie-the-Pooh?
  • bwilli123 8y ago
    Not only that, Boeing and Airbus also heavily benefit from the R&D done at other companies. Add in generous subsidies from their parent government and you have a very attractive commercial offering, certainly. Indeed, this kind of money is rarely invested without a known, outsized, expected return and, in this, I seriously doubt Boeing and Airbus and their owners are lacking in intelligence. I mean, who do we think they are - Winnie-the-Pooh?
    • justinjlynn 8y ago
      Power is as power does, or so I've been told.
  • Dahoon 8y ago
    Contrary to popular belief, Huawei isn't some big evil entity more or less under the thump of the Chinese state. It is owned by 80.000 of their own employees.
    • justinjlynn 8y ago
      Hey now, I never said anything about them being evil or being under the thumb of their government. Why do you think I did?
• coldtea 8y ago
  >Two things I have seen mentioned from industry people: Huawei is a lot better in R&D (use more money than Apple) and getting some feature you want deployed is easier and faster. Secondly Huawei is not only cheaper but also higher quality. So much for China being inferior copycats then...