So in the 1990s and much of the 2000s, us Americans thought we were IT support and technology. Many of us also thought nobody could touch us. Then China’s tech boom came along. Now I ask, “Will IT service turn into the united state of China?”.
So I read an interesting article. In the tech world, they’re demanding not American tech services, but China’s. One reason is due because of change in consumer habits and culture. Furthermore, people and companies tire of rising adverting costs, incompetent service, scandal, and potential monopolies (ahem…Google, Amazon, Apple), that seem to plague American technology. The world sees it. This is where China could come in.
First of all, China hardly went through the ‘trial and error’ that American techies did. They just ahem…borrowed…from us and everybody else’s. Now, well, since 2010, many of the world’s best companies came from China. Also, many praise China’s techies for their work ethic. Then look at their ad business. China’s tech companies, like WeChat, seem to have better ad revenue than our Facebook. They seem to be light years ahead of us in mobile shopping. On their Singles Day, kinda like our Black Friday, their Alibaba, kinda like our Amazon, raked in $25 billion. I doubt even our Amazon or Walmart can do that in one day.
So what then? I see it in our Boston computer service shop. There are some occasions, not many but a few, where we need a part from China. We’ve actually heard customers say, “I’m relieved. China has better parts anyway.”. Wow. So it sounds like our American tech companies better get on the ball. And now I’m reading about a trade war between the US and China. How will this work out for either nation? More so for us than for them. Will IT service turn into the united state of China?