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Subject:RE: outsourcing technical communication From:nayanikay -at- yahoo -dot- com To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Tue, 5 Nov 2002 22:52:27 -0700
> As for
> technical writing, given good communication facilities, the
> only other issue would be as mentioned by others, would be
> language. There are quite a few with "good" English too-it's
> just a Q of a little luck and a lot of networking to find
> them.
... When luck has to enter into it to find good contractors overseas,
I'd say that that's a proposition most companies can't afford.
> As for the benefits, one very glaring advantage is the
> cost.
As Geoff pointed out, you have to be careful of false economies.
> But don't get me wrong. I am not saying that Indian
> skills are cheap- this is only relative.
But are you saying that North American skills are expensive? Or too
expensive? I think that companies that sell products primarily in one
market would obviously benefit from hiring people from that market to
create the products for that market. That seems like common sense... If
nobody can afford to buy the product, what good is it?
Okay, you have picked my arg apart very well. The point is that the
offshore model came into being only because of the cost factor. That
things
aare different now is undeniable so that the earlier perceived cost
aadvantage may no longer exist. But this doesn't reflect on the model as
such.
Of course, economy dictates, so it would make sense to create a market for
products.
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