Comments on: American Shanzhai? http://blog.tacolab.com/2009/03/american-shanzhai/ Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:20:12 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Real Life Debugged » Blog Archive » Neat Blog on Creativity and Emerging Technologies http://blog.tacolab.com/2009/03/american-shanzhai/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Real Life Debugged » Blog Archive » Neat Blog on Creativity and Emerging Technologies Fri, 27 Mar 2009 22:36:01 +0000 http://blog.tacolab.com/?p=146#comment-84 [...] the concept of Chinese Shanzhai and China’s tactics to slide into the gaping price gap between high cost American goods and [...] [...] the concept of Chinese Shanzhai and China’s tactics to slide into the gaping price gap between high cost American goods and [...]

]]> By: Kirk W. Fraser http://blog.tacolab.com/2009/03/american-shanzhai/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Kirk W. Fraser Wed, 11 Mar 2009 13:59:36 +0000 http://blog.tacolab.com/?p=146#comment-46 American Shanzhai were the Homebrew Computer Club before it was killed off by Bill Gates' demands that all software derived from DOS hacks belonged to him. Now the best we have is a few independant subscribers to magazines like Midnight Engineer. The rest get venture capital and start business. American Shanzhai were the Homebrew Computer Club before it was killed off by Bill Gates’ demands that all software derived from DOS hacks belonged to him. Now the best we have is a few independant subscribers to magazines like Midnight Engineer. The rest get venture capital and start business.

]]> By: David Kingman http://blog.tacolab.com/2009/03/american-shanzhai/comment-page-1/#comment-43 David Kingman Tue, 10 Mar 2009 02:34:04 +0000 http://blog.tacolab.com/?p=146#comment-43 It's idiotic to even compare the USA with China any more it is such an uneven playing field. Even with their long work ours, if the Chinese paid the equivalent of Oregon minimum wage of $8.40/hr, the US might have a chance to compete, but that will never happen. So when they politicians say "Free Trade" think: http://chinablue.docsite.org/chinabluestills It’s idiotic to even compare the USA with China any more it is such an uneven playing field.

Even with their long work ours, if the Chinese paid the equivalent of Oregon minimum wage of $8.40/hr, the US might have a chance to compete, but that will never happen.

So when they politicians say “Free Trade” think: http://chinablue.docsite.org/chinabluestills

]]> By: grockwel: Research Notes » Blog Archive » Taco Lab Blog: Siftables and American Shanzhai? http://blog.tacolab.com/2009/03/american-shanzhai/comment-page-1/#comment-38 grockwel: Research Notes » Blog Archive » Taco Lab Blog: Siftables and American Shanzhai? Mon, 02 Mar 2009 22:27:52 +0000 http://blog.tacolab.com/?p=146#comment-38 [...] that sense each other) shown at TED have a blog with some interesting posts like this one on American Shanzhai?. Shanzai literally means “mountain fortress” or the hideout of bandits and it refers to [...] [...] that sense each other) shown at TED have a blog with some interesting posts like this one on American Shanzhai?. Shanzai literally means “mountain fortress” or the hideout of bandits and it refers to [...]

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