IBM, Other Multinationals "Detaching" From the US

theodp writes "If you're brilliant, work really hard, and earn a world-class doctorate from a US university, IBM has a job for you at one of its US research sites — as a 'complementary worker' (as this 1996 piece defined the then-emerging term). But be prepared to ship out to India or China after you've soaked up knowledge for 13 months as a 'long-term supplemental worker.' Newsweek sketches some of the bigger picture, reporting that IBM, HP, Accenture, and others are finding it profitable to detach from the United States (even patenting the process). 'IBM is one of the multinationals that propelled America to the apex of its power, and it is now emblematic of the process of creative destruction pushing America to a new, less dominant, and less comfortable position.'"

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Re:who cares what IBM do

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Entrepreneurship is what is cause of success in US.

US has no monopoly on smart people. Our comparative advantage seems to be marketing and lawsuits: we know how to dupe and sue more people faster and better than other nations. This is the ugly truth that gives US a bad name overseas and why so few nations want to copy our model. Kid yourself that it's all about entrepreneurship, or face the not-pleasant-reality.