Re: Hardware (was: System i InnovationAward--CommunitySupportcategory)

["Michael Ryan" <michaelrtr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Yeah...the change/even-out globally part...therein lies the rub.
Lesser standard of living peoples increasing, better standard of
living peoples decreasing.

On 5/3/07, albartell <albartell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I think you have to look at the reason jobs are going to China and India.
> They go there because labor is cheap and the workers are plentiful.  Every
> dollar and project the US sends over there makes them a richer nation and
> that will soon make them similar to the US in regards to regular priced
> labor and average availability.  I am thinking China will take much longer
> to reach this point simply because of the population, but at some point
> things will change/even-out globally and it won't make nearly as much sense
> to outsource.
>
> That's my take on it.
> Aaron Bartell
> http://mowyourlawn.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steve Landess
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2007 2:50 PM
> To: Midrange Systems Technical Discussion
> Subject: Re: Hardware (was: System i
> InnovationAward--CommunitySupportcategory)
>
> > John Earl wrote:
> > I think I know your age Joe <g>, Do you think that CPF, er... I5/OS
> > will still be in operation in 2040?
>
> I do...
>
> But given current trends, all programming-related jobs will have gone to
> India or China (or other cheap labor countries) long before we reach 2040 -
> so it doesn't matter.
>
> IBM had few workers in India in the year 2000 - today they have over 50,000,
> expected to top 100,000 by 2010.
> http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=45255
> http://www.ddj.com/dept/global/196601340
>
> By the year 2040, Joe & I will probably be greeters at Wal-Mart.
>
> Steve
>
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