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You have a very devious mind, :) | 111 comments | Create New Account

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You have a very devious mind, :)

Authored by: albert on Saturday, May 04 2013 @ 02:40 PM EDT

..but you might be right!

Seriously, foreign ownership 'just' means the profits go back to the owner. In
every other respect, they appear to be US companies.

I used to work for a very large foreign company. The overseas staff kept a low
profile here. Only our homeboys interfaced with the customers. We always
presented as an American subsidiary. It's not at all unusual for the very
highest position in the US division to be an American.

It would be difficult for the public (or a jury) to determine ownership, unless
it was a matter of common knowledge. In our case, it was. That's why 'we'
stayed out of the court system.

I don't see foreign ownership as a problem.

[ Reply to This | Parent | # ]

And how many US patents are/will be owned by Chinese companies?

Authored by: Anonymous on Sunday, May 05 2013 @ 02:22 AM EDT

Unfortunately you are not correct - Wall Street's need for good numbers THIS
quarter will ensure that it can never happen like that.

Chris B

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