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I suggest reading the whole comment. I address this concern directly in it. Yes, there is a global supply chain fragility when it comes to a few companies cont
by antris 5y ago
I suggest reading the whole comment. I address this concern directly in it.
Yes, there is a global supply chain fragility when it comes to a few companies controlling the supply of microchips. Nobody is suggesting that Apple somehow can do everything from scratch. Even if they had factories making the chips themselves, what if their raw material suppliers collapsed? What if a critical delivery route gets compromised, as happened with Ever Given? What if a war breaks out? What if, what if, what if... You can entertain any number of ideas. Everyone knows that the global supply chains have dependencies, and if something bad happens in the world, the economy and supply chains of the world suffer. This has nothing to do with Apple specifically.
- uranusjr 5y agoI know you did, but it does not make the accusation less, uh, irritating to a Taiwanese, lacking a better expression (I don’t feel that strong, but do feel uncomfortable). The point is not how the threat can be addressed in what way, but you are greatly underestimating the possibility. Which is quite reasonable tbh, I don’t feel anything about wars in Africa and the Middle East and would likely underestimate how unstable things are when depending on entities in those areas, but it does not make the actual threat less worth considering.
- antris 5y agoOh I see. I did not mean this as a political comment or an evaluation of the likelihood of the scenario playing out. Just pointing out that a single company cannot do much, if/when such things happen.