> You do realize where this whole industry is headed don't you?
Maybe. But people have already tried this with off-shoring and it hasn't worked as well as people had hoped. I don't think the issue has been internet links being too slow.
I've outsourced some software development on Upwork and it's not as easy as it sounds to outsource work, you still need to be very engaged to make sure the people you hire are doing what you actually want. With a bearing factory, the process may be complicated, but evaluating quality is much simpler and completely standardized.
Software is not immune to labor market forces, but there is no clear outsourcing trend that I can see, so something would need to change for that trend to start.
> you still need to be very engaged to make sure the people you hire are doing what you actually want.
how much and how well does the customer (in the US) know what they want in advance (as opposed to knowing what they want in reaction to the initial versions of the product)?
in other words: are US customers typically able to spec out the product well ahead of time -- or are they relying on a tight, iteration/feedback loop to help define the product?
Maybe. But people have already tried this with off-shoring and it hasn't worked as well as people had hoped. I don't think the issue has been internet links being too slow.
I've outsourced some software development on Upwork and it's not as easy as it sounds to outsource work, you still need to be very engaged to make sure the people you hire are doing what you actually want. With a bearing factory, the process may be complicated, but evaluating quality is much simpler and completely standardized.
Software is not immune to labor market forces, but there is no clear outsourcing trend that I can see, so something would need to change for that trend to start.