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The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if they’ll join a secret lobby agitating for war between China and Taiwan, if Apple can’t get 6% off TMSC then no-one can.
by cjbgkagh 4y ago
The conspiracy theorist in me wonders if they’ll join a secret lobby agitating for war between China and Taiwan, if Apple can’t get 6% off TMSC then no-one can. Then build a US based plant subsidized with taxpayer money.
- Apocryphon 4y agoA futuristic, high-tech variant of how Nestlé, United Fruit, and Dole use(d) gunboat diplomacy to create banana republics.
- ras3022 4y agoIn that scenario how does Apple source all the parts made in China? They would be better off paying the 6%
- cjbgkagh 4y agoIt’s not just 6% it’s also losing a negotiation which is much much worse. Other suppliers will start to play hard ball, it’ll never end.