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I 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 absol
by craftyguy 9y ago
I 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.