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Something seems off. If China steals all the US IP, why are US technology companies still so valuable? For example, Apple is a very valuable US technology com
by pastime 7y ago
Something seems off.
If China steals all the US IP, why are US technology companies still so valuable?
For example, Apple is a very valuable US technology company that also has extensive dealings in China.
- LO22m 7y agoTwo things come to mind: 1) Consumers want an iPhone, not an iPhone equivalent from China, 2) Apple might have enough influence and connections to evade blatant theft.
- sumedh 7y ago> why are US technology companies still so valuable? Marketing plays a big role.
- totalZero 7y agoI see it this way, apologies if it seems off topic or judgmental but.... The third world is a place where many people have an idea of astuteness that differs from intelligence. Intelligence is the ability to design, build, create, manage, or otherwise achieve something in a novel way. Astuteness is the ability to take an advantage when one presents itself. Think Diego Maradona, or Aladdin. US technology companies have a great deal of creative intelligence, institutional knowledge, trust from customers, access to talent, and freedom to execute on corporate strategy. But even the company you mention, Apple, is arguably being outdone by Samsung (moved production out of China) and Huawei (Chinese).