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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by iamstupidsimple on Saturday July 04, 2020 @09:38AM (#23732100)
They produce plenty of competent engineers, but my layman's interpretation is the problem of capital being concentrated in Silicon Valley, so there's little chance for tech entrepreneurs to flourish within India itself.
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by breitling on Saturday July 04, 2020 @09:40AM (#23732108)
No doubt they produce many great engineers, my argument is that they are not necessarily innovative (having studied in the same system, I've seen it first hand)
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by harpratap on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:14AM (#23732308)
Innovation is a result of many factors, keeps changing with time. The Japanese were the top innovators for many decades, not so much anymore.
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by barrenko on Saturday July 04, 2020 @09:48AM (#23732145)
Similar to Europe.
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Re:Uber wants to cut costs by shifting its engineering to India by searchableguy on Saturday July 04, 2020 @10:02AM (#23732226)
Yeah, that's correct. Most people are poor and afraid to venture into unknown territories. The consumer market isn't so receptive either for this reason. Coaching institutes and education centers are touted or seen as a path to wealth but they are just sad factories with tens or hundreds of students in one class.
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