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#1 was pretty accurate actually... >1. Admit it. You're out of the hardware game. Outsource your hardware production, or scrap it entirely They didnt scrap it

by molmalo 11y ago

#1 was pretty accurate actually... >1. Admit it. You're out of the hardware game. Outsource your hardware production, or scrap it entirely They didnt scrap it entirely, but they did ended up outsourcing production to Foxconn.

ssalazar 11y ago
Not in any meaningful sense. Hardly any big tech companies manufacture hardware in the US any more. Hardware is Apple's single distinguishing feature as a business, and theres way more to it than which company happens to assemble the components together.
- molmalo 11y ago
  But its hardware production, not design... So, it was accurate.
  - interpol_p 11y ago
    I think what Apple does is a bit different to outsourcing hardware production. They actually finance the initial investment in the manufacturing facilities in order to secure exclusive and long term contracts. It seems to be a cost effective in that they get the benefits of owning the hardware production while the technology is still new.
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