Google Nexus 7 denied in China, might mean halving sales outlook for 2012

8. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:40 1 0

Likely no market for Motorola handsets either. Ouch indeed.

5. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:23 5 0

Yes China can and will do. It is on all front. They would not even budge on the Syria situation.

And since USA owe big debt to China, USA already lost the bargaining chip. Trade war? It's pretty much one sided, USA will not function without cheap chinese made components on all fronts.

10. Aeires (unregistered) posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:42 5 0

And guess where most of the US manufacturing went?

Corporations have no loyalty to any government, only to their bank accounts.

15. nak1017 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:18 0 0

Mexico, India, Taiwan, Japan, Brazil, Vietnam, Indonesia, and, yes, even Canuckastan (who are the US's largest trading partners by far).

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18. threed61 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:25 0 0

US could retaliate against Huawei and ZTE. And the debt holder is very much at the mercy of the debtor when you talk numbers like US and China. It's more likely China will make its point and then the two will reach an accord.

35. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:38 0 0

Yes they will, but not after Chinese branded tablets have enough time to take off and gain enough market shares.

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21. itiswhatitis posted on 11 Sep 2012, 11:01 0 0

Or US coporates can invest in Myanmar(where??look it up in google earth)I heard the country just opened up to the world after decades of isolation and also according to the reports cost of labour is even cheaper than china,you get 3 labourers for the price of 1 compare to China but on a side note I don't think its all about cheap labourers I think its also about rare earth metals,again those can be found in Myanmar too(guess i'm too into these stuffs;)

36. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:41 0 0

There is no proper infrastructure in Myanmar. And yes people know where Myanmar is and it's the former Burma.

There is no proper government support and it is really corrupted. You have to guard against your investment. It's a tiresome affairs even if you have inside men or partners to guide you through.

The best you could invest there right now is probably construction contracts.

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45. itiswhatitis posted on 12 Sep 2012, 05:06 0 0

Yeah since they just opened up their infrastructures gonna need a lot of development,the fact that it just reformed I guess transparency level is pretty low but in a few years it should definitely attract a lot of investment around manufacturing

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14. nak1017 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:16 1 0

This is international saber rattling 101
The ban has no real benefit to the chinese government, they just want to show Google that they can do it. It's a show of strength...

37. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:43 0 0

Yes they do. The benefit is keeping Chinese Yuan inside China and make Chinese Companies prosper. Maybe the USA should do some of that for a start.

31. rf1975 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 15:51 0 0

If us can impose unfaire tariffs on chinese solar panels to protect us solar manufactures, Why chinese cant do to this?

38. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:47 0 0

And after imposing tariffs, US solar panels still cost more than their Chinese counterparts.

They issues is Labour cost is too high in the USA, raw material cost is too high, and you naturally end up with a higher cost product.

To fix the issues, labour cost and pricing structure needs to fix across boards in the USA and there is no way this will ever happen.

17. nak1017 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:19 1 0

I want to double thumbs up this...
As soon as India gets infrastructure, look out!

28. rusticguy posted on 11 Sep 2012, 14:11 1 0

India is ruled by pirates currently. All busy in enjoying the proceeeds of plundering the national resources ... they welcome anyone who can pay the mafioso in Italy :)

39. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:48 0 0

You mean for the 1% in India who could afford it?

9. cj100570 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:41 3 0

It's not an Asus product, it's made by Asus for Google. Much like the iPhone is made by Foxconn for Apple. There's a subtle difference.

27. rusticguy posted on 11 Sep 2012, 14:07 0 0

US should pull out of all "Outsourced" manufacturing China. Will US Do? No it won't as Obama hates Outsourcing ... :D

40. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:52 0 0

Google already lost before it even started. China is Baidu's land. Maybe google will stand a better change when China becomes a democracy.

11. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:47 0 0

Though I would not say it is only China who does not play fair. What about USA import restrictions? All countries try to protect their own economy. Some more aggressively than others.

13. nak1017 posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:12 0 0

Actually US trade restrictions are not all that high, hence the huge share of foreign made goods

12. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 09:49 0 0

Also, why would China be bully if BIG USA corporations moved their production to China? They are the ones to blame.

20. tedkord posted on 11 Sep 2012, 10:54 4 1

That just might be the least intelligent comment ever on phonearena. And that's saying something.

41. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:56 1 0

How about you stop buying Chinese products. That is everything that is made and produce in China.

Anyone will have to be the top 0.01% to afford that lifestyle.

26. networkdood posted on 11 Sep 2012, 13:04 0 1

Hey, I.B., the N7 would be the best tablet in China....

42. Alistaire posted on 11 Sep 2012, 19:58 0 0

That is just the Nexus Q? (that sphere like device) I think. There is a write up somewhere. Though how many Nexus Q did Google sell? Is it even for sales?

33. DigitalMD posted on 11 Sep 2012, 16:32 0 0

Yeah that was really a stumbling block for Apple too , that cloud storage thing...................
BAZINGA !!!!!!

43. IHatePhones posted on 11 Sep 2012, 21:12 0 0

Yeah but they have products that go up to 64GB internal, which would be great on the Nexus 7.

I like the backup capabilities of an SD card as well. As I said before, if it doesn't have a mobile connection I'd like that external storage option as well.

I like as many contengency options as possible. Paranoid? nah, prepared? Yup.

34. audiblenarcotic posted on 11 Sep 2012, 16:39 1 0

You are an idiot. That is all.