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Your example is anectodal, hence basically worthless. There is a lot of inefficieny in the market, some of it inherent, some of it due to artifical constraints
by rocgf 4y ago
Your example is anectodal, hence basically worthless.
There is a lot of inefficieny in the market, some of it inherent, some of it due to artifical constraints like location, but over time those tend to naturally get normalized. What I'm trying to say is that if it really were better for software to be built in Vietnam for 10% of the cost, that would just happen.
It may be that companies have not figured out this neat trick or it might be that there are some inherent issues with developing software based purely on the cost.
- ido 4y agoMy point was that this applies exactly the same for why European salaries are lower than American salaries. It makes no sense but it equally doesn't make sense that Europeans earn more than Asians or Africans. If you want equality it doesn't just mean you get to equalize with the top end, it also means the bottom gets to equalize with you.
- sealeck 4y agolmao the free market does not exist.