Most people do not have any idea of how huge the world counterfeit mobile phone market is. The truth is that one of every five phones is counterfeit, and the vast majority come from China. This ten minute video is worth watching as a reminder of one side of the Chinese "success story":
I had no idea this practice was so widespread. Thank you for putting this out there.
ReplyDeleteI am no fan of Steve Jobs, and hold little sympathy for other cellular telephone manufacturers. However, we either believe in human rights to intellectual property (copyrights and patents) or we don't, and we shouldn't employ situational ethics to choose whom we wish to protect.
China is a problem, and will likely become a bigger problem in the coming years.
Thank you again.