[_Jim]

R&D is being outsourced as well.

Stated without cite, without attribution; as if it were the entire picture and true throughout all industry segments.

This view should not be accepted carte blanche without some 'substance' for back up and a little refinement indicating where this has been observed ....

[13foxtrot]

A friend of mine who works at a large IP firm just returned from a tour of India tech-businesses. He says his clients are moving core R&D as well as grunt work off-shore.

[13foxtrot]

Here is one link - but it is not the stuff companies would tend to advertise

"It is a matter of survival for these firms, especially those in the information technology sector where the company's highest costs can be payroll. One venture capitalist even told our researchers that it would be virtually impossible to start a new IT or software company in Silicon Valley without offshore outsourcing," Mr. Challenger says."

http://sanjose.bizjournals.com/sanjose/stories/2004/03/01/daily35.html

[EEDUDE]

"Stated without cite, without attribution; as if it were the entire picture and true throughout all industry segments."

I ca tell you that he is correct.

If you want to do the work, go to the IEEE employment stats.

AND IT IS HAPPENING ACROSS MOST INDUSTRIES.

[oceanview]

you had to ask:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1088968/posts