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> You can’t do that. It’s China. It’s one of the largest markets on Earth and Apple is a public company. Cook would immediately be fired by the board. They’d pu
by chimeracoder 9y ago
> You can’t do that. It’s China. It’s one of the largest markets on Earth and Apple is a public company. Cook would immediately be fired by the board. They’d put someone new in, and that someone new would comply with China’s demand.
Somehow, that didn't happen when Google effectively withdrew from China.
- beojan 9y agoApple's business requires physical presence. Google's largely doesn't.
- martinald 9y agoYes. They also have all manufacturing there. I imagine if Apple did pull out it would be so embarrassing to the Chinese govt they would close the foxconn facilities too.
- MBCook 9y agoI hadn’t even thought of the manufacture angle. If Apple were to pull out, even if the board didn’t fire Cook for that... would they be able to make phones? Is ANYWHERE on Earth capable of that other than China? I suppose you could buy all the parts from China and have them shipped somewhere else to be assembled but what would that do to the cost of the devices? Would anyone buy an iPhone that starts at $1500 or $2000?
- ForHackernews 9y ago> Would anyone buy an iPhone that starts at $1500 or $2000? Probably, yeah. It doesn't seem like people mind paying $1000. It would just make it even more of a status symbol. Are iPhones a Veblen good?
- ariwilson 9y agoSouth Korea is capable of that.
- rtx 9y agoI think diversifying production base would all ready be in works.
- djrogers 9y agoGoogle's revenue from China wasn't significant, and Google didn't withdraw because China wanted them to pull a few apps...
- scarface74 9y agoHow much of Google's revenue came from China?