Thursday, January 25, 2007

My laptop has been to more countries than me

I recently (something like 5 days ago) had made an online order for a laptop in USA. Because I had customized my order, they said that they would need time to procure the parts and assemble them. The parts were procured from China. The software CDs had a "Made in Canada" sign. The laptop was finally assembled in Malaysia. It was shipped to USA and they delivered to me just the yesterday. And day after tomorrow I am taking it to India. Even after all this, the price I paid here in USA is much less than what I would have paid in India. To me it's an amazing example of Economies of Scale and Globalization.