Arnie, This has been going on for a LONG time. About 15 years ago when I was working for a LARGE computer company I met with one of our managers from Taiwan. They were doing a lot of "outsourcing" because his labor rates were so low.
This guy's angle was that he was going to contract for X dollars to do the work in Taiwan (which was about half the U.S. rate) and he was just going to pass through the work to China, which was going to do it for about one fourth HIS rate! He was going to be the middle man and make a killing.
FWIW, both the Indians and the Chinese are very well educated and can do good work if properly supervised. Nearly all the big name computer companies have a presence in India. Having said that, it is a trajedy what is going on in that profession.
Here is a quote from the following article:
Software development in the U.S. will be extinct by mid-2006, with gradual job losses much like the U.S. textile industry experienced in the last quarter of the 20th century.
> ___________________________________________________________ > Computerworld Emerging Technologies > May 19, 2003 > ___________________________________________________________ > > Web Services: The Next Chapter > > Predictions: U.S. programmers will be limited to sensitive, niche > applications, while the bulk of programming will be done offshore. And a > hodgepodge of Web services will produce more information > overload, security problems and management challenges. > > To read the entire article, along with any photos, charts, graphics or > sidebars, go to: > http://computerworld.com/newsletter/0%2C4902%2C81291%2C0.html?nlid=EMC
/Ed
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Just heard today on the radio that India is attracting Silicon Valley jobs! And I thought that all that could be produced there were cheap hammers, screwdrivers and one time use wrenches along with shirts that shrink in the first wash and colors that run faster than Bin Laden.
