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> Apple don't move to China to save money, they moved to China in order to meet high demand. There was simply nowhere else that could produce the volume. I'm c
by mrep 4y ago
> Apple don't move to China to save money, they moved to China in order to meet high demand. There was simply nowhere else that could produce the volume.
I'm calling BS. Money is based on volume (supply) and demand. China does mainly assembly which makes up a paltry 4% of costs [0] and assembly is low skill labor. With a 25% profit margin, there's no way they couldn't spend/invest in other countries to build up assembly capacity.
[0]: https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-iphone-7-and-ipod-price-and-value-addition-in-different-countries/articleshow/73801274.cms https://www.businessinsider.in/tech/news/apple-iphone-7-and-...