17 Feb
2003
17 Feb
'03
5:33 p.m.
One day off a week and low pay was what they used to get in Japan in the
50s. I remember having toy metal cars when I was a kid (late 50s) that
were made in Japan. When you turned them over and looked on the inside
where they didn't paint them you could usually see the remainder of a
Budweiser or Schlitz label. I don't think the people who manufactured
those were making big bucks. South Korea had the same situation into
the 70s and 80s. How do you suppose those countries got where they are
now? And remember $1US a day goes a hell of a lot farther in China than
it does in the UK or US. Some people get exploited, some get rich.
This is the real world. Remember though, the more money we pump into
China the better off those people will be in the long run.
As far as Behringer copying Mackie designs is concerned, if it isn't a
patented design it's perfectly legal. I've got a couple of Behringer
products and I'm very pleased with them (and they cost a lot less than
Mackie products).
Jan
On Mon, 2003-02-17 at 14:36, Anahata wrote:
On Mon, Feb 17, 2003 at 02:15:04PM -0500, Joe Hartley
wrote:
On Mon, 17 Feb 2003 17:42:06 +0000
Daniel James <daniel(a)mondodesigno.com> wrote:
Erp... now the guilt sets in. But thank you for the information; it
is a good thing to know.
Of course there are lots of cheap audio products made in China under
various brand names - all those large diaphragm mics made for 1/10 the
price of a Neumann are made that way.
For what it's worth, another complaint about Behringer is that they
are alleged to have copied the designs of other manufacturers' more
expensive products. I think that accusation applied in connection with
Mackie mixers, for instance.
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Anahata
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Home: 01638 720444 Mob: 07976 263827 How _do_
they make this stuff so damn inexpensive??
Because factory workers in China get 1 day off every two weeks, and wages
start at under 1 US dollar per day.