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Builder.com Writers Outsourced to India
An anonymous reader writes "Builder.com, which is part of CNet.com, is now outsourcing some of their writing to India. The funny thing is, the editor claims it's not as much about money as because he's 'getting a better interface with producers of the content.' He claims CNet isn't giving up control, but if they're the publisher, and he's the editor, and they can't hire and manage their own writers, why shouldn't the Indians just put up their own website to replace CNet, and we can all read what they write direct? I mean, we're all going to be buying software direct from Indian companies soon, so why not?" Newsforge and Slashdot are both part of OSDN. OSDN also runs sites like devchannel.org which are more-or-less direct competitors of builder.com.
The first law of economics is that division of labor (and world trade) increase total prosperity.
Do you even lift?
These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.
Become an actor! At least they probably won't outsource hollywood actors to India.... unless the general population starts to enjoy sing and dance musicals instead of action movies....
We are the owners. Everything in this country is managed for OUR benefit, NOT for the maximization of corporate profit. If higher profits are good for Americans, then higher profits are OK. But if higher profits are NOT good for Americans, then they are NOT OK.
Got it, you brainwashed, piece of corporatist-shit sheeple?
eat shiat and bark at the moon
That was the most pathetic diatribe I've read in a long time. Get over yourself.
When you work for a corporation, you do so at your own peril.
Corporations are unsympathetic toward people, it's their nature, their advantage.
You are a corporate-cultured stooge. Like the company you worked for, you didn't care about anyone but yourself.
I've been to Silly-Con Valley.Corporate-cultured stooges are heartless and yet not cruel, they are best described as soulless. The "professionals" there are neither friendly nor rude; they are simply apathetic toward everyone and each other.
You corporate-culture freaks deserve each other, you deserve what you do to each other.
Corporate America owes you nothing because YOU ARE Corporate America.
It didn't create you in your current form, you created it in your own image.
If the tables were turned, I'm sure you would have gladly crapped on others as they crapped on you.
You can't help it you are a corporate-culture freak.
Don't flatter yourself into believing that the "mom and pop" grocery store didn't hire you because you are over qualified; you are not qualified to interface with their valued customers, you lack the human trait known charm. Your corporate-cultured personality makes you better suited for factory/production line work. The robot next to you will be apathetic toward you, you will feel right at home.
PS:
Please don't migrate into my neighborhood, you are less wanted here than in Corporate America. You have nothing to contribute to my community. Highschool kids flip hamburgers here and most of them don't even have a MSCE.