It's pretty disingenuous to suggest that Apple should artificially prop up American technology manufacturers by giving them business that they don't win fair an

It's pretty disingenuous to suggest that Apple should artificially prop up American technology manufacturers by giving them business that they don't win fair and square. The companies mentioned in this article, like Toshiba and Samsung, are manufacturing their products in first-world nations (Japan and Korea). They are competing with the USA on features and support, not just cost. Not to mention that Intel has never prioritized the mobile business -- they sold off their XScale division, which had sizable market share in the space, less than five years ago.