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> Do you think Tim Cook made a strategic error here Honestly, yeah. Doubling down on China was a mistake, and now there are no easy outs for the hardware side
by smoldesu 4y ago
> Do you think Tim Cook made a strategic error here
Honestly, yeah. Doubling down on China was a mistake, and now there are no easy outs for the hardware side of things. Apple tried manufacturing the Mac Pro in the US, but I doubt the numbers on that added up in the US' favor.
Correcting course is the right move to make now, but people were right when they called Apple's Chinese supply chain a deal with the devil. Now the devil has come to take their dues, and the first world is scrambling to make sense of it all.
I'm tired of this "4D chess" mindset around Chinese manufacturing. It's bad for everyone but the Chinese government, and you can't pretend like it's a sustainable mindset. Supporting the systematic oppression, sterilization and execution of entire ethnic groups is not worth a new iPhone next year.
- MichaelZuo 4y ago[flagged]
- smoldesu 4y agoI'm not the one using ad-hominem attacks to make their argument, so I'm not sure who the bigger troll is here.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoI'm not making an argument? My comment was asking a question, if you were unsure. Have you confused me with someone else?
- smoldesu 4y agoMy email is on my profile if you want to ask me a question. You're responding to my comment though.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoSo 'smol at toast dot cyou' is a real email address? You should probably clarify it on your about page lest other folks think it's meant to be a joke account.
- smoldesu 4y agoThe domain is real, you can whois it if you're too shy to send an email.
- MichaelZuo 4y agoWhy do you also write 'Provocateur. Serious discussions only.'? The former seems like it will give people an excuse to not take you seriously. I'm not entirely convinced this isn't an elaborate joke.