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Two things I have seen mentioned from industry people: Huawei is a lot better in R&D (use more money than Apple) and getting some feature you want deployed is easier and faster. Secondly Huawei is not only cheaper but also higher quality.

I know this doesn't fit with the witch hunt on Chinese companies the US is running but there you have it.

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Not only that, they also heavily benefit from the R&D done at other companies. Add in generous subsidies from their parent government and you have a very attractive commercial offering, certainly.

Indeed, this kind of money is rarely invested without a known, outsized, expected return and, in this, I seriously doubt Huawei and their owners are lacking in intelligence. I mean, who do we think they are - Winnie-the-Pooh?

Not only that, Boeing and Airbus also heavily benefit from the R&D done at other companies. Add in generous subsidies from their parent government and you have a very attractive commercial offering, certainly.

Indeed, this kind of money is rarely invested without a known, outsized, expected return and, in this, I seriously doubt Boeing and Airbus and their owners are lacking in intelligence. I mean, who do we think they are - Winnie-the-Pooh?

Power is as power does, or so I've been told.

Contrary to popular belief, Huawei isn't some big evil entity more or less under the thump of the Chinese state. It is owned by 80.000 of their own employees.

Hey now, I never said anything about them being evil or being under the thumb of their government. Why do you think I did?

>Two things I have seen mentioned from industry people: Huawei is a lot better in R&D (use more money than Apple) and getting some feature you want deployed is easier and faster. Secondly Huawei is not only cheaper but also higher quality.

So much for China being inferior copycats then...

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