And if you look at Apple hardware, it often says "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China". I'd argue that the US got the better end of the value c

And if you look at Apple hardware, it often says "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China". I'd argue that the US got the better end of the value chain in this. Of course, it's possible for a company to outsource themselves out of business (cf Dell, which came quite close), but Apple does not seem to be on that trajectory.