They would still be 'foreign made'.
I laughed SO hard people in the office looked at me funny all day,
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I laughed SO hard people in the office looked at me funny all day,
My 27'' 2.93Ghz iMac i7 2010 says assembled in the USA on the box. So I kinda feel a little special.
Just go to a Best Buy store..... they should have 16GB white and black models on display to demo. Obviously, any Apple Store would have several on-hand to play with.
Unlikely. The labor contribution to an iPad in China is pretty small. If you build these in the US it might add on the order of $25 to $50 to the price, (my rough estimate).
This would cost more for Apple, but considering they're willing to pay suppliers more to ensure production, I think it wouldn't be such a bad idea if a California company actually produced product in California as well
Sure, move production from above one fault zone to above another fault zone...not a bad idea at all.
Doesn't bother me one bit... It's not OUR fault foreign countries have screwed up labor laws...
iPad2 is pretty sweet compared to iPad1...you'll love it...
The long-term impact of the disaster here in Japan both on our economy and that of the world cannot be underestimated. Japanese businesses everything from touch-panel manufacturers to the tiniest mom-and-pop operations are already beginning to feel the pinch.
Maybe if americans spent less time waiting in line for days to buy apple products and spent more time doing productive work the economy wouldnt be so bad
It really is a global economy and we are all in it together. If one country hurts, we all feel it in some way. Best wishes for all the people in your country for a quick recovery.
The issue is, when push comes to shove, most people would not be willing to pay the significantly higher fee apple would have to charge. Think about this: If you wanted FULL construction in the USA, that would mean that samsung would have to construct the CPUs here, qualcomm would have to design their chips here too, as well as all the other component manufacturers involved with iProducts. That would increase the price on EACH component of an iProduct by a bit, and then apple has to make money, so the final product also being created here would have to cost more, on top of the increase for all the other components. We're talking possibly a thousand dollars for a base model of iPad. Nobody would pay that, or at least, I should hope.
This would cost more for Apple, but considering they're willing to pay suppliers more to ensure production, I think it wouldn't be such a bad idea if a California company actually produced product in California as well
Yeah. And Exxon should only sell US oil. And Citibank, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley should only have US legal entities subject to US tax. And all your food should be grown by US farmers. And your cars should only be made using US workers and US materials.
Or perhaps, if you want Capitalism, you let your companies thrive by maximizing shareholder wealth, by keeping costs as low as possible. I'm no fan of Capitalism and I dislike the fact that I make my money from it, but I know of no better system: nor can I conceive of one.
You can regulate for risk and greed, but not for nationalism. If you want to make your country competitive, then you need the right taxation, skills and investment. Countries that regulate for national interest are trying to get the best of both worlds and that's not cricket.
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Capitalism has its problems, but unfortunately the biggest problem is our own government. Like you said, it's the best system out there, but when we're regulated to death and have taxes shoved up our butt left and right, it makes doing business hard... Less regulation and lower taxes is the key to encouraging companies to make their products here, so, if people want their products made in the USA, vote for the right person next election.
