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If part of the problem is a cluster of suppliers close together why not negotiate with Nevada like Tesla did? Apple could buy enough land for an entire city pr

If part of the problem is a cluster of suppliers close together why not negotiate with Nevada like Tesla did? Apple could buy enough land for an entire city pretty cheaply and lease it back to strategic suppliers. The labor part of the problem - not sure why it's such a large part of the cost. Maybe the machinery to automate does not exist or is cost prohibitive?

coldtea 10y ago
>The labor part of the problem - not sure why it's such a large part of the cost It's not. At least according to this, which seems well informed: http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and-a-squeezed-middle-class.html?_r=1&ref=charlesduhigg&pagewanted=all http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/22/business/apple-america-and...