The kicker is that Apple has made itself too dependent on Chinese suppliers. It has outsourced much of the development of components and has lost in-house know-

The kicker is that Apple has made itself too dependent on Chinese suppliers. It has outsourced much of the development of components and has lost in-house know-how on how to recreate those parts if a fall-out were to occur. This is all according to Apple's "Don't leave money on the table" mantra where they want increasing profits year after year. In the end, it'll hurt them...bad.