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Google/Motorola tried this before, but it didn't work out: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27643474 https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-27643474 I don't k

• yjftsjthsd-h 5y ago
  Actually, that's interesting in that 1. they imply that it wasn't a "made in USA" issue and that the problem was just that they were only making the Moto X there and it didn't do well in the market, and 2. "Motorola says that the Moto X smartphone will still continue to be manufactured at plants in China and Brazil." -> if they're still making stuff in Brazil, that implies that it's really not as simple as "can't make anything outside of China".
  • ac29 5y ago
    Tariffs on some electronics can be insane in Brazil - for example "At a time when the [Playstation 4] was selling for $399 in the U.S., an equivalent system was heading to Brazil for $1,899". source: https://tedium.co/2015/07/16/sega-master-system-brazil/ https://tedium.co/2015/07/16/sega-master-system-brazil/