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The ultimate in outsourcing destinations: You. How companies outsource their product or service delivery to the customer, who now does the work. This includes "self service" soft drink machines at fast food restaurants, ATM machines, airline self-check-ins, to "assemble it yourself" furniture and other items. The best source of cheap labor has become the customer.

And Using video games to produce movies.
[Edward Mitchell: Common Sense Technology]
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Some definitions:
If we lose 15% of our IT sector jobs, its considered "minor".
If we lose 30% to 50% of our IT sector jobs, its considered "moderate" job loss.
If we lose 60% or more, its considered "devastating".

So the good news, now that I understand the definitions, is that our politicians can say with a straight face that we have experienced only a "minor" or "moderate" job loss in the IT sector. I'm not sure the general public thinks that up to a 50% job loss is "moderate" but what the heck.

Read the whole article, if you can. Very interesting discussion on future trends in outsourcing, India, China, and China's adoption of Linux, and more.

I wonder how long it will be before U.S. high school and college students outsource their homework assignments overseas? For $1.00, you could probably have your math homework done in Bangalore.
[Edward Mitchell: Common Sense Technology]
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