Touch screens on computers (laptops and monitors) are ergonomically dangerous. By which I mean extending your arms out repeatedly leads to a number of musculoskeletal issues that you don’t want. Think about how many get carpal tunnel, and that’s with your hands on the flat desk. Now imagine how many repetitive stress injuries we will see if everyone is reaching over their desk to interact with their Mac.Make it touchscreen already
Apple will build products literally anywhere in the world except the USA.
Thai women are not bigger than Asian women tho.Remember that iPhones in China are hand assembled by almost exclusively women. Hand size of Americans will play a factor.
There is a great benefit to having laborers to build these devices. It provides opportunity and jobs that greatly improves the quality of life of those communities. Imaging getting a job that increases your pay by 500%.Nice move for the time being, I guess. But Thailand seems to be becoming more and more "China lite". I'd prefer instead of buying a bunch of trees, Apple makes major investments in automation for assembly so they can put a factory in almost any country with minimal costs by not having to pay for so many laborers.
The most profitable parts of creation and production are done here. The more labor intensive jobs that are prevalent in developing countries with large populations and limited opportunities. Apple can significantly improve their way of life, while we enjoy the luxury of more affordable technology.That’s for a variety of reasons. I think we are living through the end of globalization as we know it. More and more countries will rely on their own country or region for manufacturing. USA is already making that transition.
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America Is Back in the Factory Business
Record spending on manufacturing construction heralds a made-in-the-U.S. rebound, stoked by green-energy incentives and concerns about foreign supply chains.www.wsj.com
I am just happy to see Apple diversifying production. I think they’re doing it mostly out of necessity due to the instability of China’s politics.
Apple Store employees can only dream.There is a great benefit to having laborers to build these devices. It provides opportunity and jobs that greatly improves the quality of life of those communities. Imaging getting a job that increases your pay by 500%.