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In the context of that article, 'outsource' meant letting other companies (such as the short-lived Mac clone maker Power Computing) manufacture hardware while A
by veidr 12y ago
In the context of that article, 'outsource' meant letting other companies (such as the short-lived Mac clone maker Power Computing) manufacture hardware while Apple just licensed the software.
(But also, the very best Macs, which command the highest prices, are currently made at Apple's facility in Austin, TX.)
- seanmcdirmid 12y agoThe Mac Pros are assembled in Austin because they are high value and low volume (just like DELL still assembles servers nearby in round rock). At any rate, 2014 is very different from 1997, and outsourcing has become ubiquitous, just not exactly in the way that was foreseen.
- mhurron 12y ago> currently made at Apple's facility in Austin, TX Assembled in the US, not made. It's cheaper to ship boxes from China, where they were made, full of components that stack than it is to ship assembled products that leave a bunch of empty space. And under US regulations you still get to slap a 'Made in the USA' sticker on it and charge even more.