Pretty sure I commented on a similar article years ago that came up with a figure around $75 per phone additional cost. No idea how they got that figure, and pe

Pretty sure I commented on a similar article years ago that came up with a figure around $75 per phone additional cost. No idea how they got that figure, and perhaps it's a number that is only achieved if it were all phones being made in the states, and so scale is important to it.. However, if it is indeed possible to make half, or X amount of iphones in the states at only a $100 premium added to the price, I imagine a great deal of them would sell no problem. First of all, I'd wager that most people are not paying $1,000 cash for a new phone, and if they were, making it $1100 instead to get one with a US emblem on it would be negligle... however aren't most people just getting a new phone for free with contract, or just "jumping" to a new phone and still paying the same $20 per month that they will likely be paying forever for each new phone they will be getting from their loan shark, I mean carrier.. so they will never see the price increase. That would make an average cell phone bill go from $95 per month to $96 or something right? I personally believe the only thing holding them back from making them in the states has been holding a lot of cash over seas and over the heads to negotiate tax breaks with the fed and and discount deals with states. No idea what's really happening, but it would seem prudent for companies to get more chips made in the states with the way things have been getting unstable with relations in other parts of the world. Apple seems to be in a better position for these things compared to HP / Dell, etc imho.