Saturday, October 8, 2011

Don't Expect Apple-Like Innovation in China

Some interesting quotes from tweets and blogs in China, as featured in the WSJ Asia Technology article "China Frets: Innovators Stymied Here":

"In a society with an authoritarian political system, monopolistic business environment, backward-looking culture and prevalent technology theft, talking about a master of innovation? Not a chance! Don't even think about it."

 "Chinese companies can be expected to have the market valuation and business model like Apple's within a decade, but it will be difficult to expect any type of Apple-like innovation."

"The first thing the teachers do in China is to rub down the edges of those students who are different from the crowd."

"If Apple is a fruit on a tree,  its trunk is a society whose legal system acknowledges the value of intellectual property, its branches are the freedom to think and create, and its root is constitutional democracy. An authoritarian nation may be able to build huge projects collectively but will never be able to produce science and technology giants."

HT: Scott Lincicome

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