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There are nearly 2Bn more people in the world, so increased competition was probably inevitable?
by tqi 6y ago
There are nearly 2Bn more people in the world, so increased competition was probably inevitable?
- Fnoord 6y agoThat, and globalization. Mainly globalization. We got access to workforces which just were far less or not at all available 20-30 years ago. Remember the time when everything said "Made in Japan"? Remember the time when everything said "Made in Taiwan"? Now its all "Made in China", with "Support in India". Even Eastern Europe, much more local for Western Europe than Asia (plus the benefit of intra-EU), has a hard time competing with that. You could call it competition. I call it race to the bottom. Cause a lot gets sacrificed in the name of lower price. Repairability, source code, QA, tech support, environment -- all too often they're the losers.
- lotsofpulp 6y agoPlus with instant communications and the consolidation of languages means that it’s easier for markets to be winner take all (or maybe two).