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Strategies & Market Trends : ahhaha's ahs
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To: ahhaha who wrote (7948)4/8/2006 3:49:28 AM
From: Jorj X MckieRead Replies (1) of 24758
 
I think I have it figured out. You put out these absurd positions to try and get someone to put together an argument to help you in some decision making process. A crucible of sorts.

I have no need to prove my case to you. Having done (and still doing) a substantial amount of business in China, I know that "guilt" has nothing to do with the negotiation tactics.

There are many people in the U.S. and even right here on SI who support the U.S. Government building out the broadband network so that everyone has fiber to the home. The idea being that this would stimulate the U.S. economy. I disagree with this as I consider it to be a socialistic policy (and as an extension, will be done less efficiently and will have long term negative effects). This is *exactly* that the Chinese government is doing in the major cities. And since the major cities get this telecom buildout, so do the rest of the provinces. Yup, go out into the agriculural areas where there is no electricity to the homes, let alone computers or cell phones and you will find POPs filled with networking gear that was purchased 5 years ago and will be many generations obsolete by the time the potential "market" gets electricity.

I'm not sure why you bring up "crats" and "liberals" when it was Chinese businessmen who were sitting across the table from me dangling those 1.25 billion potential consumers....on numerous occasions.

And where you think I may have a moral judgement with the Chinese, you are very wrong. I have tremendous respect for the people I have done business with there. There is a truly competitive approach to the negotiation. They do everything that they can do to get the absolute best price (including dangling those 1.25 billion consumers). Often then can get a deal where current business is done at a loss with the promise of future business that never materializes. It is our responsibility to make sure that we get the best deal on our side without listening to the smoke and mirrors that are provided in the negotiation.

c'mon, you could do better than 'guilt tripped'.
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