2% sounds like a bargain!

[vetran]

The clue's in the name. The EU has feck all to do with mitigating double taxation and there's no EU-wide framework. The majority of bilateral agreements are carbon copies (or very nearly) of the OECD Model.

not entirely a bad thing

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Irish_arrangement

[NigelJK]

Isn't ARM only successful because they license their chip design so anyone who pays can make them? I'm pretty sure if they kept manufacture in-house and tried competing with Intel head-on they'd have been conquered long ago...

The original ARM processors were built (sub-contracted out to Sharp) to Acorn's design for the Archimedes range of Micro's. They span ARM off strictly to sell the designs (only 5% of profit comes from the manufacture of things) to chip manufactures. They quickly became the cpu of choice as:
1. low power
2. cheap to produce (20p a unit vs £1.50 for Intel Cisc in bulk - I know as that was what I was quoted for an item I'd designed)
3. easy to program

For the record Intel have had a license to build Arm cores (IIRC) for over 20 years which they used to put in their NAS solutions. IBM use them for interface boards. Apple are rumoured to be in talks to swap from Intel. Eventually the above arguments will win out. It's a pity that the only reliable (and largely definitive) OS was side tracked by the bloat-ware from the states.

So Dyson is also an 'Exception' I suppose?

[Troll]

So Dyson is also an 'Exception' I suppose?

Dyson is now making computers ?

[seanraaron]

So Dyson is also an 'Exception' I suppose?

I should think so. How many years ago did they offshore manufacturing to the Philippines or wherever it is now?

[The Spartan]

I should think so. How many years ago did they offshore manufacturing to the Philippines or wherever it is now?

Probably, why not eh? They speak good English and work extremely hard, none of my family on my father's side are unemployed.

[Troll]

FTFY

Probably, why not eh? They speak good English and work extremely cheaply,

[The Spartan]

FTFY

That's globalisation for you

[NigelJK]

I should think so. How many years ago did they offshore manufacturing to the Philippines or wherever it is now?

Not sure if you're aware but only 5% of the profit comes from manufacturing. Plus you don't get the constant union interference pushing up the prices, win-win.

[darmstadt]

Not sure if you're aware but only 5% of the profit comes from manufacturing. Plus you don't get the constant union interference pushing up the prices, win-win.

So where does the other 95% come from? As for your second statement, then all manufacturing should be sent abroad so the idle working classes can continue to get benefits and by working classes that also includes IT techies

[seanraaron]

Not sure if you're aware but only 5% of the profit comes from manufacturing. Plus you don't get the constant union interference pushing up the prices, win-win.

Indeed it will be a lot easier for Dyson to sell out to a foreign company. I wonder how much longer it will be before that happens?