I was still living in Singapore at the time the preverbal matter hit the rotating device. Whether or not you think Arrington or Fusion Garage were at fault for their falling out, I reckon their squabble did more to set back Singapore's IT industry reputation than anything else in recent memory.

In the papers and discussing it with IT professionals working there, there were sour grapes on both sides of the debate, ranging from people claiming Fusion Garage was being unfairly beaten up by an arrogant overseas blogger, to those who expressed resentment and even anger at a local company they claimed reflected poorly on their entire IT industry.

Needless to say, the iPad's introduction and everyone forgetting about the JooJoo helped a lot, but the damage has been done. I grew up there and wouldn't hesitate working with Singaporean companies, but I would understand if other foreigners (aka "angmos") would have reservations. Which is a shame, because there is some extrodinary talent over there.