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China Developing own Standards
J ROC writes "Encouraged by their government Chinese electronics firms are shunning technological protocols invented abroad and developing their own, according to this article. The Chinese have developed several standards including EVD to replace DVD standards, and TD-SCDMA to replace the CDMA cell phone standard found elsewhere. The reasons seem to be partly based on "techno-nationalism", and Chinese firms growing tired of paying foreign patent fees. While this may force foreign firms to lower their patent fees, some experts warn that China risks isolating itself if it creates standards that are incompatible with the rest of the world."
. . .and China will come up with an incompatible email protocol, and rid us of much of our spam problem ;)
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I love standards. There are just so many to choose from. And now China is going to give us more.
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Yeah with only 2 billion people in their market, they could wind up being really isolated.
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As much as I hate to admit it, the US has managed to do mostly fine with a proprietary measurement standard (save for a spacecraft or two).
Next they'll be doing something crazy like building a wall round their country.
i hope they come up with their own SMTP protocol standard so they can keep their F(*&%ing spam to themselves!
i can wish, can't i?
instead of the USA's reasons (they're lazy).
It's not that we're lazy . . . we just know we're better than everybody else. Why reduce ourselves to their standards? *wink*
What those who want activist courts fear is rule by the people.
Unfortunately for them, the weight of 1.3 billion Chinamen only works out to about 10 million Americans. There are advantages to obesity after all...
experts warn that China risks isolating itself if it creates standards that are incompatible with the rest of the world
Yes.. Perhaps the US should also take note. Using your own standards for mobile phones and digital radio is not a good idea.
Lazlo's Chinese Relativity Axiom:
No matter how great your triumphs or how tragic your defeats - approximately one billion Chinese couldn't care less.
--- Hot Shot City is particularly good.
Lazy? The USA is lazy?!
I'd respond to this if I wasn't so early in the morning.
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Well, our our water boils at a higher temperature . . . 212 v. 100. So, our standards must be higher. :-)
What those who want activist courts fear is rule by the people.
In Socialist China, Standards adopt YOU!!
Sometimes I wish I was a plumber, then I'd know how to deal with other people's shit.
It could even be better. For me, water boils at 373 degrees.
WCSII - pronounced wiskey??
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