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DarkJedi · 01-26-2004, 06:37 AM

Flash forward 5 years from now.

Companies have been outsourcing for years. Oracle, Microsoft, Adobe, etc.

Most American programers are out of work, as are many web designers, graphic artists, sys-admins, etc.

Companies who outsource brag of great profits and savings, while they still stick their customers with big bills for licences and support.

Then some fine day in 2006 or 2007, word starts getting around some new database software being given away for FREE by some Indian programers. They've formed a small company to compete with Oracle, only their software is super cheap (as in free) and the tech support is a fraction of the cost.

Companies cut their contracts with Oracle, Sybase, etc and start switching.

It seems that several programers who were doing outsourced programing for Oracle decided to walk out the door with a bunch of Oracle code they were working on and instead of giving to Larry Ellison, they built their own company.

The same goes for Adobe. A program just like photoshop but much cheaper appears on the web.

Indian software firms start dealing directly with American Companies, bypassing HP, IBM, Oracle, Adobe, etc.

Soon CEOs of major tech companies start begging Washington to "crack down" on this "illegal" software.

Washington takes their political donations and then just shrugs their shoulders and says "Sorry guys! These companies are in India and we can't file charges against Indian companies."

Soon, American tech companies start collapsing as their customers start switching to superior and cheaper Indian products....made by Indians and sold by Indians directly to the world.

FREE MARKETS at work.

Is this a plausble scenario?

01-26-2004, 06:37 AM
DarkJedi No Refunds Issued. Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: GFY Posts: 28,300	HOW OUTSOURCING WILL END (it wont be pretty) Flash forward 5 years from now. Companies have been outsourcing for years. Oracle, Microsoft, Adobe, etc. Most American programers are out of work, as are many web designers, graphic artists, sys-admins, etc. Companies who outsource brag of great profits and savings, while they still stick their customers with big bills for licences and support. Then some fine day in 2006 or 2007, word starts getting around some new database software being given away for FREE by some Indian programers. They've formed a small company to compete with Oracle, only their software is super cheap (as in free) and the tech support is a fraction of the cost. Companies cut their contracts with Oracle, Sybase, etc and start switching. It seems that several programers who were doing outsourced programing for Oracle decided to walk out the door with a bunch of Oracle code they were working on and instead of giving to Larry Ellison, they built their own company. The same goes for Adobe. A program just like photoshop but much cheaper appears on the web. Indian software firms start dealing directly with American Companies, bypassing HP, IBM, Oracle, Adobe, etc. Soon CEOs of major tech companies start begging Washington to "crack down" on this "illegal" software. Washington takes their political donations and then just shrugs their shoulders and says "Sorry guys! These companies are in India and we can't file charges against Indian companies." Soon, American tech companies start collapsing as their customers start switching to superior and cheaper Indian products....made by Indians and sold by Indians directly to the world. FREE MARKETS at work. Is this a plausble scenario?