Xiaomi is maybe the only, I mean, it's honestly hard to think of a another company in anywhere. Apple is actually a really clear comparison here that has inspired this sort of fervor among, not among everyone, among a certain subset of people. You know, I don't think there's ever been that sort of attitude about Samsung. It's incredibly valuable, but it's incredibly hard to pull off.
Ben and James discuss Xiaomi’s ambition to own the home, why we’re frustrated with patents, why the West is unfair to the developing world, and what makes China unique.
Links
- Jordan Lewis: Exponent Bingo – Twitter
- Ben Thompson: Xiaomi’s Ambition – Stratechery
- Ben Thompson: Handicapping the Internet of Things – Stratechery
- When Charles Dickens fell out with America – BBC
- To Live (The film about the Cultural Revolution) – Wikipedia
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