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Re: European Camcorders
« on: May 13, 2011, 08:20:27 PM »
Wow... couldn't find one manufacturer in this list that wasn't based in China... :(
(111 pages of them...) :eek:

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Re: European Camcorders
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2011, 08:40:50 PM »
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Philips is Dutch, mainoffice is in Amsterdam


Yup, but they don't manufacture the vast majority of their products (if any) in Europe, most is manufactured in Asia (China in particular)... ;)
 

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Re: European Camcorders
« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2011, 08:56:19 PM »
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Yeah, but at least mainoffice and R&D are still over here. And if china gets more and more expensive they move to another country. That's how these things work. :python:


That would be like me setting up a company selling geniune Scottish products but they just so happen to be made in China... :lol:

There are very few products you can buy these days that are manufactured in Europe, and if they were then the prices would be so dear that few would buy or could afford them... ;)

Offices & R&D cost money to run they don't make the huge profits for companies, it's the simple fact that items are produced in Asia that keep companies like Phillips going, manufacture the stuff in Europe or the USA and you'll soon be out of business, it's the way of this world today I'm afraid... :)
 

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Re: European Camcorders
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2011, 11:02:54 PM »
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But yes, we're (as in, the west) pretty much screwing ourselves.


Suppose you could look at it this way...

At least we aint getting screwed by others... :)
 

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Re: European Camcorders
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2011, 08:36:29 AM »
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I guess I do not have too much against Unions, they seem to be worth it around the first part of the 20th Century.
Now they appear to be socialists.


Having been a Union Shop Steward in my time, there was a point where I had great belief in the Unions, but along came Maggie Thatcher in the 80's and with her the end of Union power in this country and a culture that prevails to this day of looking after number 1... :madashell:

Gave up a long time ago defending my fellow workers when too many of them became spineless gits who loved to complain about the way they were miss-treated in the workplace but they never had the guts to back it up with action... :(

Used to think of myself as a proud socialist but these days I'm happier being called a communist... :)
 

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Re: European Camcorders
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2011, 09:38:38 AM »
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You are too independent to be a communist.
You are a country unto your self.


For once I'm at a loss for words... ;)

Not a lot I can say to that... :)

Maybe "Part time" Communist-semi-retired only on a Wednesday will have to do... :)