Apple and Partners Scrambling to Meet iPad 2 Demand Amid Earthquake Effects

[Mattie Num Nums]

I am very impressed. I have now reached the point that I really do not give a damn if he really does believe that it sucks to be him because of a delay in receiving his new computer, nor do I care that others in this thread are equally offended. And so in an attempt to make amends for my comment that has offended so many... please let me simply say BITE ME!

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bleeding heart this morning.

 

[LarryC]

Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bleeding heart this morning.

Yep. You nailed me, Mattie Numb Nuts. You sure did. I guess someone has to get up pretty early in the morning to get anything past you. I stand here, just humbled.

 

[SandynJosh]

I am very impressed. I have now reached the point that I really do not give a damn if he really does believe that it sucks to be him because of a delay in receiving his new computer, nor do I care that others in this thread are equally offended. And so in an attempt to make amends for my comment that has offended so many... please let me simply say BITE ME!

Ohhh, HE MAD!!

 

[LarryC]

Ohhh, HE MAD!!

I am not mad. I have simply reached the point where I don't care if I or what I said has offended someone or even everyone. I just don't really care. And if that sentiment has offended anyone...I still don't care.

 

[japanime]

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It's not that bad. Japan does have capacity to spare, but they use both 50Hz and 60Hz power standards. That means extra capacity from half the country can't be used to help power the other half that is in rolling blackouts without converting. Something TEPCO hasn't done the work for. It's possible to relieve the pressure in months, which I suspect the government will politely demand at this point.

The rolling blackouts are not nearly as frequent as the Western media has been reporting, either. Here in Tokyo, we've only had about a half-dozen forced blackouts since the quake. There is one four-hour blackout per zone/neighborhood scheduled for every day, but TEPCO usually cancels them.

That's the real problem, though — the cancellations often come at the last-minute, which means businesses don't know when they will or will not be able to operate. Most simply tell employees to stay (or go) home during the planned blackout hours. So even when the blackouts are canceled and factories could be running, there aren't any employees around to do the work.

TEPCO's inability to manage this crisis is ruining Japan's economy.

 

[gnasher729]

The rolling blackouts are not nearly as frequent as the Western media has been reporting, either. Here in Tokyo, we've only had about a half-dozen forced blackouts since the quake. There is one four-hour blackout per zone/neighborhood scheduled for every day, but TEPCO usually cancels them.

That's the real problem, though — the cancellations often come at the last-minute, which means businesses don't know when they will or will not be able to operate. Most simply tell employees to stay (or go) home during the planned blackout hours. So even when the blackouts are canceled and factories could be running, there aren't any employees around to do the work.

TEPCO's inability to manage this crisis is ruining Japan's economy.

Just maybe... because all these businesses send their employees home and turn off the lights, and everyone shuts down their Macs just before the blackout time, there is suddenly less demand for electricity so the blackout can be cancelled.

 

[ThunderSkunk]

50 Billion Dollars in the bank and thousands of engineers at their disposal.

...still not enough to open a production facility in the US.

 

[Eriden]

50 Billion Dollars in the bank and thousands of engineers at their disposal.

...still not enough to open a production facility in the US.

You realize why Apple will never open a production facility in the US, right? Even if they opened in a right-to-work state, the cost would still be orders of magnitude greater than opening another plant in China.

And Apple would never get away with opening a plant in a right-to-work state. Unions across the country would be screaming for El-Jobso's head on a platter. Easier for Apple to keep all of their manufacturing overseas.

Not necessarily saying that it's right, just that it makes sense.