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To: RetiredNow who wrote (67607)	4/14/2005 8:38:12 AM
From: Elroy	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 77400

Well, R&D is VERY different. Offshoring software development is a lot easier to make profitable. Offshoring R&D is tantamount to giving away the country's crown jewels. I think it is plain stupid for companies like Intel, Cisco, and other biggies who rely on intellectual property for their high margins, to give it away to China and India for free. Because make no mistake, when you do R&D in those countries, you are giving your IP away for free. My conclusion is discussing this with several people without carefully defining terms is a waste of time, because everybody is discussing something different....