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Not to mention manufacturing for many components in Apple products happens in China.. China has the reigns on Apple & Google, not the other way around. This pr
by craftyguy 9y ago
Not to mention manufacturing for many components in Apple products happens in China.. China has the reigns on Apple & Google, not the other way around.
This proclamation by Tim is nothing but a weightless PR stunt at best.
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoFinal assembly occurs in china. Many (probably most) of the components are made outside of china. It is still fairly easy for them to move final assembly to other countries and keep sourcing components from Taiwan, Korea, Japan, and so on. China is much more valuable to Apple for its consumers than its final assembly powress.
- craftyguy 9y agoI think you might be vastly overestimating the value to Apple for having assembly (and sourcing of parts, even if made elsewhere) in China[0]. Apple would absolutely not want to lose that capability, it would drive up costs significantly. 0. https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/where-are-apple-products-made-3633832/ https://www.macworld.co.uk/feature/apple/where-are-apple-pro...
- seanmcdirmid 9y agoFoxconn (not a Chinese company, fyi) has been building out capacity in other countries, especially India. China doesn’t have as much leverage here as they think, cheap assembly is incredibly portable. China on its own account would rather move up the value chain anyways.