I read that it used to cost about $70 on average for a computer geek to walk from cubicle to cubicle to install the needed software on individual PCs at different work stations.
Now, IBM has 200 people in Toronto running a software installation factory for clients worldwide. Packages are delivered over the Internet to machines at 20 cents per PC.
Whoa! Big difference!
Giants in the PC market don't have the luxury of making gradual changes in the way they do things anymore.
India companies have rewritten the rules of competition - because Indians can do it cheaper and with high quality.
Consequently, western tech-services giants are being forced to realign their workforces - rely on overseas workers in India, China, Brazil and Eastern Europe.
Infosys CEO, Nandan M. Nilekani says the big companies "are acknowledging the megatrends but not moving fast enough."
What would happen if India or China decided they would NOT build or service American PCs anymore and instead did their own?
Hmm...where would that leave the IBMs and Dells? And how much would we have to pay for them then?
What do you think?
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