When I said "fear", I didn't really mean it -- more like "Be aware that competition from India will only increase", you know? I'm Irish myself, and in some ways India's climb is similar to the path Ireland took, but obviously on a much, much grander scale. Ireland is a tiny 4 million people, we wouldn't even account for 25% of the population in just one of India's larger cities! The over-reliance on agriculture, the switch from protectionism to an open economy, the focus on education, the political history... while I'm somewhat concerned about the effects of this competition on my job here in the USA, I'm absolutely delighted to see the development of India progressing apace.
All true, but India has a much larger pool of potentially-educated and low-wage people to draw from than Japan ever had. Also, Japan purchased on the basis of a massive property bubble and dodgy bank loans, and when that bubble popped the repercussions drove them away. Neither thing has or is happening in India. Fear India -- it is doing things the "right" way, slowly, steadily, with so much catching up to do and with a pool of some 1 billion people all desperate to achieve a standard of living that you have been used to for decades.
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The IT boom is but a drop in the ocean that is the Indian economy, most of which is agriculture based. The REAL, or rather main reason that the Indian economy is booming is in agriculture, where harvests have been great for the past few years. Friedman is full of crap if he thinks a few well-off geeks will change life for the heaving masses that populate the sub-continent.
This is only a reflection of the strong pound / weak dollar. In more "normal" times, the margin of difference wouldn't be this outrageous. European consumers always get screwed with high prices for electronics and computer equipment.
Totally agree -- the main reason I switched from a g3/600 14" iBook to a 17" Powerbook G4 was for the increase in screen resolution (used when developing).
I read about this research last week and found it interesting -- so I emailed the good doctor and offered to participate. It took about 45 minutes to complete the survey that he sent, and the questions posed were, IMHO, very insightful. It made me realize just how much this simple device, the iPod, has changed how I listen to music and how I interact with the general public.
I made the mistake of following your "Read This" command. You could at least warn people that you intend beating them over the head with pro-gun, rightwing, anti-European junk. You're worse than that Troed guy from Sweden that you seem to be obsessed with.
Sure there is -- it's also known as "the Queen's English". English has many dialects, as well you know, so it makes sense to specify which one is being used, even if it is "the original".
If the battery is dead (as in no longer usable), why would you want to keep it? Conversely, would you ditch your laptop because the battery needs to be charged?
I lived in Haarlem for three years, op de Waagenweg, from 1995 to 1998. Lovely, lovely city... but there is already a number of donut shops there! How will you compete? Especially when the vodka makes you cranky?:-)
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Made from mud... for example, the Golem of Prague.
And what is wrong with the profit motive? Isn't that what capitalism is all about?
No, but I choose not to describe them in such gratuitously insulting terms. That is what was nasty about it.
When I said "fear", I didn't really mean it -- more like "Be aware that competition from India will only increase", you know? I'm Irish myself, and in some ways India's climb is similar to the path Ireland took, but obviously on a much, much grander scale. Ireland is a tiny 4 million people, we wouldn't even account for 25% of the population in just one of India's larger cities! The over-reliance on agriculture, the switch from protectionism to an open economy, the focus on education, the political history... while I'm somewhat concerned about the effects of this competition on my job here in the USA, I'm absolutely delighted to see the development of India progressing apace.
You know, I think the Netherlands has a higher population density but I'm too lazy to check as you're a nasty little canuck fuck anyway.
All true, but India has a much larger pool of potentially-educated and low-wage people to draw from than Japan ever had. Also, Japan purchased on the basis of a massive property bubble and dodgy bank loans, and when that bubble popped the repercussions drove them away. Neither thing has or is happening in India. Fear India -- it is doing things the "right" way, slowly, steadily, with so much catching up to do and with a pool of some 1 billion people all desperate to achieve a standard of living that you have been used to for decades.
The IT boom is but a drop in the ocean that is the Indian economy, most of which is agriculture based. The REAL, or rather main reason that the Indian economy is booming is in agriculture, where harvests have been great for the past few years. Friedman is full of crap if he thinks a few well-off geeks will change life for the heaving masses that populate the sub-continent.
You have restored my faith in /. !!! Thanks for getting the joke and for educating the previous poster.
This is only a reflection of the strong pound / weak dollar. In more "normal" times, the margin of difference wouldn't be this outrageous. European consumers always get screwed with high prices for electronics and computer equipment.
Totally agree -- the main reason I switched from a g3/600 14" iBook to a 17" Powerbook G4 was for the increase in screen resolution (used when developing).
I read about this research last week and found it interesting -- so I emailed the good doctor and offered to participate. It took about 45 minutes to complete the survey that he sent, and the questions posed were, IMHO, very insightful. It made me realize just how much this simple device, the iPod, has changed how I listen to music and how I interact with the general public.
I made the mistake of following your "Read This" command. You could at least warn people that you intend beating them over the head with pro-gun, rightwing, anti-European junk. You're worse than that Troed guy from Sweden that you seem to be obsessed with.
Sure there is -- it's also known as "the Queen's English". English has many dialects, as well you know, so it makes sense to specify which one is being used, even if it is "the original".
Ah, so what you really want to do is bitch about the iPod. Have at it.
Golf...? Do you mean Volkswagen? (curious)
If someone is setting off EMP pulses (most likely a war situation), you will have bigger things to worry about than starting your car.
"bonnet" is British English for "hood". There's a word I haven't heard in ten years.
If the battery is dead (as in no longer usable), why would you want to keep it? Conversely, would you ditch your laptop because the battery needs to be charged?
I lived in Haarlem for three years, op de Waagenweg, from 1995 to 1998. Lovely, lovely city... but there is already a number of donut shops there! How will you compete? Especially when the vodka makes you cranky? :-)
6.8 lbs. I own one.
Vacation once or twice a month? Dang?!?!?! Where do you work? Are they hiring?
Top class post there Klaus -- well said.
What you are in love with is your own pocketbook.