This Means War

[Fragony]

MUHAHAHA et HA

LOL@teh Frenchie

Just read this. Guess who is the undisputed world leader in industrial espionage, more than Russia and China combined? But you already knew that didn't you...

[Louis VI the Fat]

MUHAHAHA et HA

LOL@teh Frenchie

Just read this. Guess who is the undisputed world leader in industrial espionage, more than Russia and China combined? But you already knew that didn't you...

I would read it if you gave us a link.

[Louis VI the Fat]

MUHAHAHA et HA

LOL@teh Frenchie

Just read this. Guess who is the undisputed world leader in industrial espionage, more than Russia and China combined? But you already knew that didn't you...

Thank you for the link.

I have at last discovered what you refer to.


It turns out that the allegation of France being 'the undisputed world leader in industrial espionage' is based on a single head of a German firm venting. His firm is in tight competition with a French one for a new government order.
Not a scientific article. Not investigative reporting. Not a source in an intelligence agency. But a single guy venting.
He is bidding for a German government contract, and during the negotiations for this contract, he publicy vents that his French-led competition is a worse threat to Germany than the Chinese and Russians combined, and 'when are German politicians going to make a stand?'

Pfffttt....

Well done. So when Prince Andrew claims that the Americans can't even point out anything on a map, as he did, this is presented as 'Proof at last! Guess who are the world's undisputed most ignorant people?'
And when Strike in the Frontroom claims nobody can eat as much as a Texan, this is presented on other games websites as 'It's offical! Guess who are the world leader in calorie intake?'

[Louis VI the Fat]

For actual industrial espionage, instead of some bollox non-story, google 'Renault + management + espionage'. Several members at strategic positions have been selling crucial information to an as of yet undisclosed third party. It rocks the French business world. We might have to rethinbk our anti-espionage strategy, include private business more into national anti-espionage.

Business needs to be open, transparant and free if one wishes a dynamic business culture. But what if third parties systematically steals all your information, blatantly infringes on all your patents and copyrights, and spies on a truly humongous scale? What if this third party is the world's largest country, where there is little distinction between private and public interest? Your competitor is the state of China, fighting you by undermining your business?



Which ties this nicely to the subject of this thread: What exactly is the differnce between the Chinese state strongarming others on behalf of its businesses, and Washington strongarming others on behalf on Monsanto and other US companies?

For with capitalism or an open business environment none of this has got anything to do.