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> Android is basically a Google anti-privacy play. Nope. Android is a mobile OS and is pretty well done versus the many other oses it replaced. > Western IP l

> Android is basically a Google anti-privacy play. Nope. Android is a mobile OS and is pretty well done versus the many other oses it replaced. > Western IP law is arguably just a tool to delay Chinese progress (speaking from an international perspective) I'm pretty sure IP law wasn't created to "slow down Chinese progress". It is there to provide an incentive for invention and creativity. The whole point is to grant a limited time where an inventor can profit with minimal competition so it slows everyone's progress. But to say IP law targets China is at best mistaken.

roenxi 5y ago
IP law favours incumbents. Ignoring IP law has been the fastest way to secure Chinese prosperity, and that is what they did. It makes sense and it doesn't tell us how a Chinese company will treat their customers. Note that despite the argument that IP law promotes invention and creativity Huawei is a world leading tech innovator in 4G. Despite obviously having little respect for IP law. They'll probably discover the importance of IP law now that they have taken the lead but it IP law appears to have been more of a hindrance in getting the innovation started.
- indymike 5y ago
  > IP law favours incumbents. Yes, that is the whole point. IP gives an inventor a reward in the form of limited or no competition for a period of time. > it doesn't tell us how a Chinese company will treat their customers. This is like saying your wearing the wrong running shoes to swim five miles.
  - roenxi 5y ago
    Huawei, and I suspect most of China, don't agree that they should be playing by rules that favour foreign incumbents. It is easy to see how a company could believe that and also believe in treating their customers well. It would be a very competitive company. > This is like saying your wearing the wrong running shoes to swim five miles. I don't follow your point but I agree would be foolish to wear running shoes while swimming.
powerapple 5y ago
IMO developing countries are hurt by IP mostly. China has shown a way to use market to trade for IPs, which I think countries like India can do, but small developing countries will not be able to follow this example. In order for developing countries to develop, they have to jump out this loop. With the exponential development of technology, the absolute gap between developing world and developed world will be so huge that they will never have a chance of reaching the same level.

roenxi 5y ago

IP law favours incumbents. Ignoring IP law has been the fastest way to secure Chinese prosperity, and that is what they did. It makes sense and it doesn't tell us how a Chinese company will treat their customers. Note that despite the argument that IP law promotes invention and creativity Huawei is a world leading tech innovator in 4G. Despite obviously having little respect for IP law. They'll probably discover the importance of IP law now that they have taken the lead but it IP law appears to have been more of a hindrance in getting the innovation started.

indymike 5y ago
> IP law favours incumbents. Yes, that is the whole point. IP gives an inventor a reward in the form of limited or no competition for a period of time. > it doesn't tell us how a Chinese company will treat their customers. This is like saying your wearing the wrong running shoes to swim five miles.
- roenxi 5y ago
  Huawei, and I suspect most of China, don't agree that they should be playing by rules that favour foreign incumbents. It is easy to see how a company could believe that and also believe in treating their customers well. It would be a very competitive company. > This is like saying your wearing the wrong running shoes to swim five miles. I don't follow your point but I agree would be foolish to wear running shoes while swimming.

powerapple 5y ago

IMO developing countries are hurt by IP mostly. China has shown a way to use market to trade for IPs, which I think countries like India can do, but small developing countries will not be able to follow this example. In order for developing countries to develop, they have to jump out this loop. With the exponential development of technology, the absolute gap between developing world and developed world will be so huge that they will never have a chance of reaching the same level.