Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by seanmcdirmid on Saturday February 09, 2019 @12:32AM
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DJI is going through a rough patch right now via a $150m internal theft scandal. Even if they are catching up on tech pretty quickly, Chinese companies still have a long way to go in catching up with management and business practices.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by cromwellian on Saturday February 09, 2019 @12:43AM
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True, corruption is one of the biggest problems in countries transitioning from developing to developed. Yes, we haven't quite fully cracked that nut either, but I think the issue is one of degree, not kind. There's probably some inflection point, where corruption crosses a 'herd immunity' like threshold, and the entire system gets sick.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by tehlike on Friday February 08, 2019 @10:54PM
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I feel same for xiaomi.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by psnatch on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:02PM
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Their hardware, sure. Software, not so much. Mi Home is an abomination.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by ShorsHammer on Saturday February 09, 2019 @12:52AM
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MIUI OS seems to be liked by some, personally think it's terrible.
That said, they are one of the few phone companies left that allow consumers to unlock the bootloader, along with offering some stock android models with zero bloatware and monthly security updates.
Samsungs are worthless now if you can't install Lineage on them.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by hk-mars on Saturday February 09, 2019 @01:40AM
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OS? xiaomi can create their own os? I suspect that.
When we say the word “system”, it means a lot of foundation of system design and practices.
China companies lag in system design, this situation is very clear now; Still the root cause of this lag is related to the outdated government system.
Re:Asia-Pacific is home to a rise in new self-made billionaires
by frankietwenty9 on Friday February 08, 2019 @11:53PM
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Don't Xiaomi sell their brand to other manufacturers? So devices are designed by Xiaomi with decent quality, while others fall short?
They're like the canary in the coal mine, a wakeup signal for the Silicon Valley that thinks they're still on top because design and innovation happens here, and China is only for lower-on-the-supply chain stuff. If companies like DJI replicate, and China gets a few dozen Samsungs and Sonys, which become global brands and symbols of high quality instead of regional brands, one of the shining sectors of the US will have been caught with its pants down by misjudging their competition yet again.