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1) Because they _can_. They have the manufacturing connections to quickly connect the needed pieces 2) Because they have the spare cash to spin this up very qu
by Octoth0rpe 7y ago
1) Because they _can_. They have the manufacturing connections to quickly connect the needed pieces
2) Because they have the spare cash to spin this up very quickly.
3) Because they want to help (or at a minimum, look like they're helping).
Are there any reasons why they _shouldn't_ be making this kind of stuff? Other companies also meet all 3 of those conditions, and I think we should be glad (note: I'm saying 'glad' and not 'grateful') that any of them are doing this.
- scarface74 7y agoWhat other American company has the logistic and design know how that Apple has to make hundreds of millions devices?
- nerfhammer 7y ago3M
- lonelappde 7y agoThey are already doing it but can't do it all alone.
- adventured 7y agoThe US is an extremely massive manufacturing nation. There are dozens of companies in the US that could mass produce these face shields. It's great that Apple moved quickly to do it, it's certainly in their wheelhouse to make happen. These shields are easy to manufacture. They're ideal to rapidly produce, cheaply and at scale. Compared to normal shields in the industry they're no-frills, which is perfectly fine, as right now we just need volume.
- rubidium 7y agoGM, Ford, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Nike, 3M, Eli Lilly, Cummins, ... I could keep going. Maybe not all have it to the same degree as Apple, but are sufficient to make a face shield. Lot's of companies could do this. I'm glad Apple is giving it a go.
- mulmen 7y agoGM and Ford also support massive networks of suppliers and contractors that have this capability as well. The list of capable companies is enormous.
- mcginleyr1 7y agoWe (Nike) are https://news.nike.com/news/nike-ppe-face-shields-covid-19-support https://news.nike.com/news/nike-ppe-face-shields-covid-19-su...
- scarface74 7y agoI can’t speak for the rest of the companies, but GE is a pitiful shell of its former self and I am not sure that they could do anything well. I caught a small glimpse of GE fading away when I worked there.
- bluehex 7y agoWhy not grateful as well?
- Octoth0rpe 7y agoI think you _can_ be grateful, but I understand why people are hesitant to be 'grateful' when companies do things that are clearly in the company's best interest anyway, setting aside any social benefits. Be 'glad' when a company does something that helps society even if there are selfish motives. Be 'grateful' when a company does something that helps society when there's no obvious selfish motive. Hope that makes sense.
- smabie 7y agoI mean, companies shouldn't be doing anything out of the goodness of their hearts, since they have a duty to shareholders to maximize the long-term value of the business. Of course, helping people and helping yourself are often aligned.
- adventured 7y ago> or at a minimum, look like they're helping They're going to make a million face shields this week, and one million per week thereafter, with the intention to produce them above US demand levels to help other nations. I'd say it qualifies as a lot more than looking like they're helping.