By covering more small markets, major manufacturers will also decrease percentage of lost which is present (lately) thanks to fact that there are much independent (and illegal) "enterprises" whose main "business" is to harm copyrights and use genuine knowledge, technology and projects without any obligations to origin inventor and manufacturer.
Next thing is money, price....
If product was made in local (nearby) price would be more acceptable - simply as that. Why paying $1000 something that actually can be made and bought for $600 or even less...???
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