Re:The U.S. is charging Huawei with racketeering
by wcarron on Thursday February 13, 2020 @04:52PM
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If they're exposing the flaws of western capitalism, I view that as a positive. That they are also acting for profit doesn't negate the value of forcing incumbent US megacorps to actually get off their butts and invest in improving products.
You said it yourself: later editions are improved often times. Yes, some of this gain is due to lower worker standard, but I highly doubt ATT, VZ, etc. are really maximizing for worker standards, either.
Re:The U.S. is charging Huawei with racketeering
by vorpalhex on Friday February 14, 2020 @04:27PM
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Those ATT workers sleeping 8 to a garage and pitching themselves off buildings sure is a dang tragedy.
Re:The U.S. is charging Huawei with racketeering
by travisgriggs on Thursday February 13, 2020 @05:13PM
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It's basically wild wild west anarchism. It's like take "western capitalism" and extrapolate to a worse place. I get that western capitalism (whatever that actually means anymore) has gone off the rails some. But seeing the Chinese approach as a just come-uppance is like being glad that killers have showed up to get rid of all of the bullies. It just gets worse.
Yeah, many of these vendors do improve upon the original products quite a bit so even while initial versions can be shoddy knockoffs, later editions are often times improved compared to the original.
> Its hard not to see a lot of them as sort of a Robin Hood.
They're definitely profiting, and they're doing it partially through lower worker standards and looser laws on pollution. They are acting for profit, not to fix the flaws of Western capitalism.