[dfwgator]

I don't mean to downplay the impact of offshoring, but the real culprit is the bad economy. There are simply not enough projects to go around right now. For any new project, the projected ROI has to be outrageous as well as the payback period, or it's a non-starter. So even if you are on the "bleeding edge" you are having a hard time since companies are just making with what they currently have.

[harpseal]

I don't mean to downplay the impact of offshoring, but the real culprit is the bad economy. There are simply not enough projects to go around right now. For any new project, the projected ROI has to be outrageous as well as the payback period, or it's a non-starter. So even if you are on the "bleeding edge" you are having a hard time since companies are just making with what they currently have

Clearly the ROI on offshoring is ionflated by programs such as OPIC which is a government subsidy program for overseas investment. Thus offshoring has an artificially inflated Return of Investment in comparison to American investment becuase the risk premium is taken away by the Political risk insurance and perhaps even the money used is a low interest governbment subsidized loan.