#Foreign Production
it seems to be a very popular notion that American companies are either
lazy, not quality conscious, or just totally disregard the needs of
customers. When in fcat American companies are the only innovators in the
world market.
You mention the Japanese and Koreans, both of whom have made great inroads
in our country with their efficient and quality products. I have no qualms
about their quality. But realize that the Japanese and Koreans, and to some
extent a few European countries, have offered very little in the way of
innvoation or technological advancement. They are very good at what they
do, which is taking someone's idea and running with it… refining it,
perfecting it and mass producing it cheaply. American companies spend far
more than their Japanese counterparts on research and development, American
companies don't have the government subsidies, American companies must deal
with far more restrictive trade and patent regulations than their far
eastern counterparts. I ask you, what is the last great inventions to come
from Japan ? Wht are the patent laws so blatantly in favor of their
domestic companies and hostile to ours ?
We lost the television market despite being the driving force behind the
technology, we lost the car market despite being the most innovative car
makers, we are losing the computer hardware market despite being the
technology leaders. Why ? Is it shoddy American workmanship ? IS it cheap
foreign labor ? The national debt ?
Unfortunately I don't think it will end… Our society values creativity,
but we are to free and independant to adopt the work ethics so prevalent in
the far eastern countries. We are currently the leaders in virtual reality,
but that too will be cloned by the japanese and they will steal it away…
Just like the video game, the automobile, the television…