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Kali Yuga · 08-17-2011, 10:59 PM

Oh, a protectionist article in the US media? It must be Wednesday.

I can't go too much into the objections without this turning into an economic and political rant.

Suffice it to say that Amazon went from zero manufacturing to making a reasonably successful electronic device in the span of a few years -- faster and better than many companies with years of experience in the field *cough* Sony *cough* MOTOROLA *cough*

I'd say his concerns that we are sabotaging our own ability to innovate because we're outsourcing manufacturing of certain electronics doesn't seem to be well-supported by the facts.

08-17-2011, 10:59 PM	#14
Kali Yuga Professional Contrarian Posts: 2,045 Karma: 3289631 Join Date: Mar 2009 Device: Kindle 4 No Touchie	Oh, a protectionist article in the US media? It must be Wednesday. I can't go too much into the objections without this turning into an economic and political rant. Suffice it to say that Amazon went from zero manufacturing to making a reasonably successful electronic device in the span of a few years -- faster and better than many companies with years of experience in the field cough Sony cough MOTOROLA cough I'd say his concerns that we are sabotaging our own ability to innovate because we're outsourcing manufacturing of certain electronics doesn't seem to be well-supported by the facts.