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Why do you think software is the "highest end of the foodchain"? Is finance even higher in your mind? What makes you think that most hardware made in China is
by jonmrodriguez 13y ago
Why do you think software is the "highest end of the foodchain"? Is finance even higher in your mind?
What makes you think that most hardware made in China is designed elsewhere? To the best of my knowledge, the HUGE Chinese smartphone/tablet market is based on chips, boards, and software all designed there.
- yen223 13y agoTo the best of my knowledge, China doesn't do much design work locally. Most factories simply build whatever is on the blueprint which they receive from the West.
- sunnybythesea 13y agoThat used to be Japan | Korea | Taiwan...and look now
- Volpe 13y ago> To the best of my knowledge I think you you need to improve your knowledge then. Or provide a citation.
- yen223 13y agoI've got a sample size of one. I work in a factory, and almost all our designs (including tooling and processes) come from the head office in America.
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- hrktb 13y agoIt's funny to think of it as "the West" as it historicly used to be, when now a lot more happens east of China.
- riledhel 13y agoThey still keep the know-how and the factories/facilities in China, even if they got the design from somewhere else.