Microsoft to Invest $1.7 billion in India

piyushranjan writes "Bill Gates has announced that Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in India over the next four years to expand its operations. The fund would also be spent in making India a major hub of Microsoft's research, product and application development, services and technical support for both global and domestic companies. Microsoft plans to create 3000 more jobs at India, taking it's headcount at India to 7000."

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Yeah, and it has nothing to with underpaying.

[paperclip2003]

They only have to pay indian workers 1/5 that the rest of the devoloping world has to pay for computer science people. Senior developers only getting 10 - 14 dollars an hour. 3000 developers cost the same as 400 or 500 workers would cost in Europe or U.S; I don't understand how this is a good thing for india. They are still being underpaid by the rest of the world standards.

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Using your own logic. Why should Microsoft, or anyone else for that matter care if you loose your job to someone else and your jobs get outsourced to India? Why should YOU get a job over an Indian if the Indian is willing to do the same job for 1/5th the cost.

Hell even if it takes 4 indians to do the job you do its STILL a better deal.

Its called market forces. If you want the government making decisions and protecting some people over others, you should consider moving to a communist/socialist country. In a free market/capitalist society such as america, "pay me more coz I'm american!" has no place. Either do the job for the same price as the Indian, or let your job get outsourced to where its cheaper.

Also, dont think "American companies, should protect american workers"... American corporations are corporations first, and americans second. If you dont believe that, look at any of America's biggest companies and see how much they favour chinese/Indian/vietnamese/etc. suppliers over American ones.

Being in America and being in the IT field, believe me, I feel your pain. But, if american companies are forced to pay higher salaries to americans just because they are american..... Well I wont say more.. but take a look at General Motors.

Think about it.