...and/or important players leaving. There is an ever-increasing number of both.
While I admire your optimism I don't think anyone of significance is going anywhere.
If FoxConn wer required to actually hire the people they promised to hire, or give all the money back, plus a penalty, then the state would have actual jobs instead of a vague hand-wave.
This implies the government officials that approved the massive multi-billion dollar subsidies didn't already realize most of that money (and the promises that came with it) was going to evaporate.
any product from Google is made by some disinterested person using the 20% project time they have, but later on they get into ultimate frisbee and just drop it.
To be fair, if I could blow off my projects and play ultimate I probably would too.
However, employees will have to work longer hours on the days that they are in.
By my napkin math they were working five, 7.5h days. Now they'll be working four, 8.5 hour days. Sounds good to me. Where do I sign up?
"All the people are so happy now, their heads are caving in. I'm glad they are a snowman with protective rubber skin" -- They Might Be Giants
