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The day after Apple stands up to the Chinese government, Foxconn will be producing phones that no longer have the Apple logo, but will otherwise be Apple iPhone
by partisan 9y ago
The day after Apple stands up to the Chinese government, Foxconn will be producing phones that no longer have the Apple logo, but will otherwise be Apple iPhones.
There is nothing Apple can do. In the name of profits, they have put their entire business in the hands of the Chinese government.
- differentView 9y ago>The day after Apple stands up to the Chinese government, Foxconn will be producing phones that no longer have the Apple logo, but will otherwise be Apple iPhones. That's just silly. Foxconn would do nothing of the sort.
- Clubber 9y agoThey would if the Chinese government ordered them to as a retaliatory measure. I'm sure that wasn't off the table when they were discussing it.
- partisan 9y agoI don't know if it is just silly. Their IP is in the wind. The third shift is a real phenomenon for brands manufacturing in China even under good circumstances. I am simply extrapolating from that reality.
- Clubber 9y agoAlso, China is 1/3 of their sales. It's not only profits but probably long term survival.