Re:How does Chinese tech stack up against American tech?
by plopz on Monday February 19, 2018 @05:23PM
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I know of AfreecaTV that launched in 2005, and Twitch (Justin.tv) which launched in 2007. But what was the pioneering China platform?
Re:How does Chinese tech stack up against American tech?
by nimbyest on Monday February 19, 2018 @06:39PM
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yy.com I believe.
Re:How does Chinese tech stack up against American tech?
by maruhan2 on Tuesday February 20, 2018 @04:42AM
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Very true. As a Korean, it really annoyed me that there were products that Korea or Japan had the first foot out on but could not go globally because it's not based on USA.
Although nowadays I don't think that's so much the case. Currently, I think America has more ideas coming out because it really is more innovative
What about Twitch, which makes its money from sponsorship and virtual gifts to streamers, a model pioneered in China and then Korea? Or the US esports leagues which copy, again Korea and China?
There are many technologies which appear later in the US but Americans think are indigenous (and the reverse as well -- I don't mean to pick on the US, simply responding to your comment). Consider chip cards (commonplace in Europe for 20+ years, still not well adopted in the US) or text messaging (adopted very late in the US).