Tuesday, March 09, 2004
Singapore, Hong Kong and Taiwan face outsourcing
As detailed in this article.
They, however, are less likely to say "keep our jobs away from all those damn foreigners," simply because the people in all three locations identify closely with the interests of people in China. Likewise, they benefit from being on the front lines of a MASSIVE, and RAPIDLY GROWING market. You simply won't hear protectionist calls in these locations.
Motorola will save manufacturing costs, enabling them to lower the price of phones. Lower price phones will lead to more people buying phones, particularly the new "smartphones" with enhanced functionality. More smartphones will increase new software opportunities for developers, who now can target an expanded market for smartphone software.
I've talked about the opportunities created in the past by South Korea's near-ubiquitous broadband infrastructure (when I last checked, 80% of people on the internet (60% of Koreans, if not more) had broadband). With all that broadband, there are HUGE opportunities for companies that create broadband infrastructure or services that cater to broadband users.
I've also noted in past that computers cost much more in Europe than in America. That higher cost leads to fewer people buying computers, which leads to fewer opportunities for software developers in Europe.
Lower costs BENEFIT other sectors of the economy. That's why people should keep an eye on the macro-economy when considering the effects of outsourcing (or just companies moving manufacturing to take advantage of lower costs).
As detailed in this article.
They, however, are less likely to say "keep our jobs away from all those damn foreigners," simply because the people in all three locations identify closely with the interests of people in China. Likewise, they benefit from being on the front lines of a MASSIVE, and RAPIDLY GROWING market. You simply won't hear protectionist calls in these locations.
Motorola will save manufacturing costs, enabling them to lower the price of phones. Lower price phones will lead to more people buying phones, particularly the new "smartphones" with enhanced functionality. More smartphones will increase new software opportunities for developers, who now can target an expanded market for smartphone software.
I've talked about the opportunities created in the past by South Korea's near-ubiquitous broadband infrastructure (when I last checked, 80% of people on the internet (60% of Koreans, if not more) had broadband). With all that broadband, there are HUGE opportunities for companies that create broadband infrastructure or services that cater to broadband users.
I've also noted in past that computers cost much more in Europe than in America. That higher cost leads to fewer people buying computers, which leads to fewer opportunities for software developers in Europe.
Lower costs BENEFIT other sectors of the economy. That's why people should keep an eye on the macro-economy when considering the effects of outsourcing (or just companies moving manufacturing to take advantage of lower costs).
