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"What happened when Apple wanted to CNC machine a million MacBook bodies a year? They bought 10k CNC machines to do it. How about when they wanted to laser dril
by jpalomaki 7y ago
"What happened when Apple wanted to CNC machine a million MacBook bodies a year? They bought 10k CNC machines to do it. How about when they wanted to laser drill holes in MacBook Pros for the sleep light but only one company made a machine that could drill those 20 µm holes in aluminum? It bought the company that made the machines and took all the inventory" [1] (2014)
[1] https://blog.bolt.io/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-like-apple-does-93bea02a3bbf https://blog.bolt.io/no-you-cant-manufacture-that-like-apple...