[gottorf]

> China didn't succeed because they can make better T-shirts than the US. They succeeded because they made cheaper T-shirts.

Can China make the same quality T-shirts as the US, but at a cheaper price? Then it could be considered better. For most things involving ordinary people, what matters is not what the highest possible quality thing is given no price constraints; what matters is what is economically feasible.

[onlyrealcuzzo]

The largest company in the world - Apple - would beg to differ.

People care about quality in many profitable very large industries: health care, technology, military, automotives, aircraft, etc.

Do you really want to fly on the cheapest airplane money can buy?

No.