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That's the vibe I got from the Apple PR. "Yay, still made in USA. This wouldn't have been possible without the exemption we got from the govt for us to import
by wyldfire 7y ago
That's the vibe I got from the Apple PR. "Yay, still made in USA. This wouldn't have been possible without the exemption we got from the govt for us to import these parts w/o high tariffs." (Simultaneously prostrating ourselves and indicating our resolve to move production if necessary)
[1] https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1154774656861257732 https://mobile.twitter.com/realdonaldtrump/status/1154774656...
- lonelappde 7y agoThe point is that Apple tried to build a Mac in Texas, but would have to pay a tariff on some component X. So Apple said maybe it's better to build a the whole thing in China since we're paying tariff anyway. And the administration said OK, you can import X without tariff to enable the assembly in TX. It's not Apple's that the tariff pricing structure had perverse incentives.
- hoseja 7y agoExcept material/component cost and Apple margins are utterly unrelated.