"I completely agree. You absolutely- I can't even play devil's advocate against this because I agree with you to the point where I'm trying to like one up you in terms of saying they're worse," he said. "If I were a pharmaceutical company, I would invest a dime in a new drug if it weren't for patents." He continued: "The reason why you need the IP is because America in particular seems to have twisted itself up in knots in terms of making it so expensive to bring drugs to market"
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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