They'll likely have to hire dozens to ensure the thousands of robots work properly.
Can you say "re-election?"
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Apple Plans to Build Three 'Big' Factories in the United States
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They'll likely have to hire dozens to ensure the thousands of robots work properly.
Can you say "re-election?"
I can appreciate your view but I have to take exception with the whole "swamp" mantra.
Trump has loaded up his cabinet with SWAMP lobbyists, industry stooges, and the same Wall Street insiders he railed (not really an apt description for his incoherent vocalizations, but you know what I mean) in his never ending campaign trail.
He's such a blowhard and total liar about literally everything that he has zero credibility. When he's not lying, he's shockingly uninformed. His boundless ego virtually guarantees failure -- people won't tie themselves to him anymore when the water starts pouring over the deck and they realize he's a 10,000 pound anchor and not a helium balloon.
If he wasn't such a dolt, he might have actually been able to do some things that could probably use new perspective. But unfortunately, he's an idiot through and through. Wait until tomorrow for another affirmation.
cook has been talking about this for a while. it has little to nothing to do with Trump. as for tax breaks, well yeah that's a possible factor. especially in exactly where they go.
They're actually going to mine the coal, then use nukes on it to create diamond screens, since the sapphire didn't really work out. Don't worry though, it's clean coal.
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It's real challenge because it's not only the cheap labor, it's all the ancillary businesses specializing in every kind of technical thing you want. You need some process that fuses a miniature power amplifier to ribbon cable or something? There is literally some company down the street in a China that can do that. Here that thing might be more difficult (or impossible) to find, will take a lot longer, and cost a lot more.
I can maybe see these "plants" (if they exist) doing something more like final assembly of parts shipped from overseas, for the items sold here since they need to end up here anyway.
Giving companies tax breaks to create jobs. We tried it over here in Europe. And guess what? It doesn't work.
- countries start to compete with better offerings to attract companies.
- companies expect the tax cuts to be permanent, even demanding almost 0% tax.
- when companies get a better deal somewhere (and they always will) they pack up and move. With the tax cuts in their pocket. And the countries are left with paying the unemployed and cleaning up the site.
Not saying this would be the case with Apple. But you need much more than a tax break to create a sustainable economy model.
But Trump probably knows all about that. /* just kidding.
- countries start to compete with better offerings to attract companies.
- companies expect the tax cuts to be permanent, even demanding almost 0% tax.
- when companies get a better deal somewhere (and they always will) they pack up and move. With the tax cuts in their pocket. And the countries are left with paying the unemployed and cleaning up the site.
Not saying this would be the case with Apple. But you need much more than a tax break to create a sustainable economy model.
But Trump probably knows all about that. /* just kidding.
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Foxconn already has replaced 60.000 people with robots. They have the capacity to produce 10.000 robots every year.
I'm sure American people are gonna love the "Assembled in USA" sticker, and even pay a premium for it.
But an assembly plant that today is just in the planning phase, is gonna be 100% robots once finished.
I think its hilarious that Trump is gonna give Apple huge tax cuts to have some stuff "Assembled in USA by robots assembled in China".
I'm sure American people are gonna love the "Assembled in USA" sticker, and even pay a premium for it.
But an assembly plant that today is just in the planning phase, is gonna be 100% robots once finished.
I think its hilarious that Trump is gonna give Apple huge tax cuts to have some stuff "Assembled in USA by robots assembled in China".
Not to mention the immigration of Chinese experts to install and run the machines. Luckily they can fly over the wall
Suspecting something won't actually happen is different to not wanting that thing to happen.
And those working at the plants will have no viable health insurance. The beauty of America. Mein Trumpf.
Apple would never disclose any secrets to mr Donald "cheezedoodlez" Trump. They know he leaks from all ends on Twitter, so Im sure this is more of his "fake news".
I've had to ask that seemingly everyday since he became president
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That's like asking for a flattering picture of a piece of poop
That's the problem, some think it's an American company but they're wrong, i's a global company (now).
Well it does seem like a beef. If you were honest with yourself you'd see it too. Your criticism or observation, however you want to spin it, is that because the MP is made in the U.S. it's overpriced and not updated. But he MP would be just as expensive if it were made in China or Mexico or Shangri-la. The MP's price is Apple Pricing. It's consistent throughout the product line. Every thing they sell is "overpriced" compared to competing products. It has ZERO to do with the fact it's made in the U.S. yet you want to blame the MP's failures on the fact it's made in the U.S.
The Mac mini isn't made in the U.S. and hasn't been updated in 3 years. The iMac isn't made in the U.S. and until a few months ago it wasn't updated for two years. The iPad Pro 12.9 isn't made in the U.S. and it wasn't updated for 1.5 years. The Apple Watch isn't made in the U.S. and it's only been tangentially updated since it's launch in 2015. Add in the aging MBA and iPhone SE.
You guys are letting your politics get in the way of technical issues.
Apple already assembles iPhones in India and Brazil. It's not rocket science. It's not "close to component suppliers." It's about money and willpower.
Almost anything is possible when you have enough money. Apple has more than enough money to do anything it would like to do. Apple's problems today are due to the lack of tools to manage the infinite number of product-related decisions.
Apple already assembles iPhones in India and Brazil. It's not rocket science. It's not "close to component suppliers." It's about money and willpower.
Almost anything is possible when you have enough money. Apple has more than enough money to do anything it would like to do. Apple's problems today are due to the lack of tools to manage the infinite number of product-related decisions.
IF this all is true...because Trump...
Sounds great for the US, but the US job market isn't ready for this demand of skills.
I assume that behind the curtains Apple will receive carte blanche to search outside the US for skills as much as they want.
Sounds great for the US, but the US job market isn't ready for this demand of skills.
I assume that behind the curtains Apple will receive carte blanche to search outside the US for skills as much as they want.
No, Apple's problem is the "Tools in the Executive Team."
I'm a little miffed to pay premium prices for their products and have some of that money lining some crooked politicians pocket. Especially when there are clear signs that Apple is stumbling...
Is Tim Cook like Eric Schmidt, who left a wake of failed businesses behind him? Novell, Sun, etc... He WAS on the board of Apple. He quit because of potential conflict of interest issues with Google.