Re:Xiaomi unveils the Mi Drone
by verytvse on Wednesday May 25, 2016 @12:32PM
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> Yet there's no homegrown Android, no Chinese OS, etc.
Not yet, but seeing how they have taken over the hardware industry, I can see them taking on hardware very soon.
Their mobile apps are getting to be quite innovative, with Facebook copying many WeChat features.
> I think you're overplaying the perceived benefit of protectionism.
If you read the book, "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" you'll see that protectionism and IP theft played a major role in helping all modern Western nations develop.
Like the US stealing British tech to fuel their own industrial revolution, and not respecting patents until it benefited tem.
For a more recent example, take a look at South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. All of them are protectionist until just 25 some years ago.
Not yet, but seeing how they have taken over the hardware industry, I can see them taking on hardware very soon.
Their mobile apps are getting to be quite innovative, with Facebook copying many WeChat features.
> I think you're overplaying the perceived benefit of protectionism.
If you read the book, "Bad Samaritans: The Myth of Free Trade and the Secret History of Capitalism" you'll see that protectionism and IP theft played a major role in helping all modern Western nations develop.
Like the US stealing British tech to fuel their own industrial revolution, and not respecting patents until it benefited tem.
For a more recent example, take a look at South Korea, Japan, Singapore, and Taiwan. All of them are protectionist until just 25 some years ago.