According to First International Computers 'Jeff Hsue, who has also traveled to the States himself to interview applicants, Taiwan's ability to design and produce products is hard to beat. But he says that few Taiwanese firms are involved in taking product design to a higher level, whether it be through technological developments, preliminary research or even fundamental academic research, because of the difficulties and risks involved.
同樣見獵心喜、還親赴矽谷和應徵者面談的大眾電腦協理許俊岳指出，台灣廠商在產品設計與量產上的實力少人能比，但從產品設計再往前推，不論是技術開發、先期研究，乃至於學術性強的基礎研究等，都因為難度高、風險大而少有台灣廠商願意投入。