Posts by Dkatz (archived)
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 20, 2012 16:19Moxxey – The majority of consumer electronics manufacturing these days takes place on mainland China not Taiwan. When Taiwan did have lower wages it did take place there. Nowadays Taiwan for the past 10-15 years has been…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 15, 2012 14:54Tournedos – I am not making stuff up. There are many companies who choose to outsource their higher end products to Taiwan rather than mainland China. If you look at higher end computer products, including high quality m…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 10, 2012 16:37[quote user="Puncher"] So it's quite OK to pay Czech workers a lot less than their Danish counterparts but entirely unfair to pay Chinese less than Czech employees!😕 How do you know that the wages paid by the Chinese as…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 9, 2012 16:05Bypahtec – B&O has already outsourced its entry level products to china. So it HAS happened... unlike in the case of Lotus being bought out by a Chinese company which hasn't happened. Bayerische – Right now they don't, i…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 23:36[quote user="burantek"] Dkatz... My brain hurts. Life suc ks... http://www.theedgemalaysia.com/highlights/198097-a-chinese-buyer-for-lotus.html [/quote] A. A Chinese company or person is only one of the "Potential" buyer…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 23:22[quote user="burantek"] I guess you missed the post immediately above yours... SHOCKER. Apparently Jonathan is now outsourcing to John. Hope it is to stuff cash in his pocket, or your whole argument just crashed. [/quote…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 22:51[quote user="burantek"] The only merit in that comment... is what I origanlly thought... YOU are A1 certifiable. [/quote] Well isn't it odd that someone named John instead of Johnathan who is also from Melbourne, suddenl…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 22:48[quote user="burantek"] Dkatz... I love you. I would hire you in a skinny second to wave my corporate flag! No questions asked... But that is it... I appreciate your glimpses of how the corporate world functions in world…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 22:19[quote user="symmes"] @John. Great summary and question. The answer is Asian. RR is German, and they were smart not to call it a 9-Series. Pull the German bits out and you have a couch. So is Mini. Chrysler is Italian. I…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 21:18In regards to China's car manufacturing. It will be a long way until China gains the engineering and innovation needed to produce a decent car. Look at the current Chinese cars on offer. It seems that not only in motorin…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 20:49John – It is so blatantly obvious that you are Jonathan and have just changed your name as you promised not to contribute anymore. If the B&O 7-40 is “made in Czech” then it is a “Czech made TV, which was designed by a D…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 19:23[quote user="Jonathan"] Once an English company is sold to another country, that company is no longer an English company. For example Lotus. Do you think the profits from Lotus go to an English company? Or do they go to …
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 18:35[quote user="Jonathan"] 😂 the fact that they're foreign owned makes them NOT english companies [/quote] Why can't an English company be owned by a foreign company or person and still be English through and through? In f…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 17:32[quote user="Jonathan"] and BMW engines in Rolls?? Skoda is now German Holden is American If your arguement is to where it is manufactured, then the Beosound 8 and Beolit 12 makes B&O a Chinese company! [/quote] Jonathan…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 8, 2012 16:14Puncher – My point about Czech wasn't just about ability. Although they currently have a successful and thriving manufacturing industry of their own with their own cars such as Skoda as well as very high quality bohemian…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 7, 2012 16:17Jonathan – I actually know a lot about manufacturing both in China and many other countries. As mentioned I visited dozens of factories and workshops in the past few years, I wrote my dissertation on the topic and did a …
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 6, 2012 17:58[quote user="Puncher"] Am I correct in summarisng the above as - add more features, use more expensive materials, assemble at European rates and increase the price of an £875 iPod dock accordingly? Surely this would be a…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 6, 2012 16:11Jonathan – I have yet to see any products that even match the standards, much less exceed them coming out of China. The reason I said better, is because it should be better in order for me to want to buy it from China ra…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 5, 2012 21:22[quote user="moxxey"] [quote user="Dkatz"] My point is... [/quote] [/quote]I thought I made my point clear throughout this discussion. In fact I have more than one point which I summerised in some of my statements. I agr…
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in General Discussion & Questions · Feb 5, 2012 21:07[quote user="Jonathan"] So would you buy a high end Chinese label that's made in China? [/quote] If I felt it was made to better standards, better quality, with better materials than an equivilent product in Developed co…