Dare to use chinese PPC?

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Originally Posted by k_semler

Legitimate Manufacturer: Clean room environment, static gaurds, even nicotine use is prohibited by employees, Tested procedure of reliabilty, reasonably reilable OS. Operates on approved GSM/CDMA frequencies

China Manufacturer: Some guy sitting out on his front porch cobbling together something that works, his front porch is facing a main thoroughfare that would barely classify as an alley in first world terminology, Throws a bunch of ICs from different scrap phones together using acidic soldier and a second hand PCB. No sterilization available. "Testing" consists of powering it on, and if it powers up, it ships to market. OS is whatever you can find to put on it without any testing on the hardware, Unlisenced device. May cause interference in other electronic devices.

As an old saying goes: "You get what you pay for."

That's a vivid picture you have been painting. I don't know whether it is true. But if someone could make a product (albeit a buggy one) and manage to sell it, then kudos to his resourcefulness and creativity. All products starts this way. Microsoft started from a garage also. When these Chinese manufacturers accumulate enough capital, build their clean rooms, they'll kick some series ass, don't you think?