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Originally Posted by jpaq1
Dear Nurhisham,
What do you mean by "using the time-honoured Asian tradition of free-riding on somebody else's brand"?? Are you saying the WHOLE of Asia is like that? Or ALL Asians are like that? Please do not associate the actions of the people of China with that of the WHOLE of Asia and/or ALL Asians. China is but one country, not the whole freakin' Asia. Oh, by the way, I noticed you are Asian too... so you go free-riding too?
Come on man... if its China, just say its China, no more, no less, dun go freakin' insulting all Asians or the whole of Asia in the process.
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jpaq1,
I see it all the time, from fake branded bags and watches in night markets to legit businesses using western brand names. And no it's not just China. Historically, economic and industrial development in East Asia has tended to follow the same course - emulation of established technology, brands and designs, which gradually morphs into more legitamate locally sourced technology, designs and brands as the economies and incomes grow.
It's a short-cut process of learning and using an existing technology and design base, giving a leg-up to economic development with minimum resource and capital use.
China's just the latest example of this evolution, but Japan went through it, Hong Kong went through it, Singapore went through it, Taiwan went through it, South Korea went through it...the list goes on. Same model, different timing.
Is this bad? For the holders of the IP, yes...but from an economic development perspective, it's arguable.
If you feel offended, I'm sorry - but I'll call it as I see it. And from a historical perspective, I don't think I'm wrong.