Apple Reports Record 1Q 2011: $6 Billion Profit on $26.74 Billion in Revenue

[MacNewsFix]

When you lose your job to off shoring, you won't believe the crap you just wrote. Yes, our politicians did dig us a hole and borrow a boat load of money from china as well as other countries. How would you expect that money get paid back? There is no way to pay it back unless jobs are created to get more tax money. As long as SLAVE labor is making all this stuff for dirt cheap, no country will ever get out of the hole. Sooner or later, the people of china will decide they had enough and revolt. Hopefully sooner than later.

The reasons our country is suffering are due to failing schools and both a citizenry and (state and federal) government that fail to live within their means.

I agree that offshoring and globalization is disruptive, and it is impossible to compete with emerging markets with huge supplies of people able to do manual labor. Feel as you will about their practices, it is almost impossible to close the door on China now that we are so in debt to them. Sadly, we had a balanced federal budget briefly in the 90's before slipping back into old habits. We could take an isolationist approach, but I doubt the rest of the developed world would be so inclined, and U.S. companies would lose their ability to compete.

One hopes that, as China's middle-class grows, workers will demand better quality of life. There has already been some signs of it in many of their manufacturing industries. Of course, then the Chinese will be complaining about India taking all their jobs (I'm not kidding).

Don't forget, it wasn't so long ago that we had seven day workweeks, and some employees looked like these guys.

 

[rdowns]

Really? Where have you been?

Paying attention and not repeating the same, tired old rhetoric, you?

I'm well aware of the barriers to entry that China puts up but many American companies are selling their wares there and doing very well. Apple and GM come to mind immediately. China is well aware that a successful America is the only way they get paid back.

Bloomberg today:

The American Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai says China is a crucially vital source of profits for American businesses, but product piracy, red-tape and other regulatory problems remain serious obstacles.

Data compiled for a report released Wednesday showed American companies profiting more than ever before in the fast-growing China market. But companies surveyed said the country remains a very challenging place to do business.

As Chinese President Hu Jintao visits the U.S., along with Chinese business leaders, the group appealed to the U.S. government to address problems hindering growth and fair competition.

 

[G4er?]

I miss the $1500 Power Macs of yesteryear...

See, I would gladly pay $1500 for some sort of Mac that is positioned between the mini and the Mac Pro that lets me choose my monitor. It doesn't have to be fancy. It doesn't have to blow everything else out of the water. It could be made from iMac parts or Pro parts or some combination.

Just a good basic Mac. Give me room for two internal hard drives and an optical drive, good and basic means it doesn't have to be tiny so it can have some room inside. Maybe room for one PCI slot.

Let's get back to functionality wrapped inside of a nice looking case instead of a nice looking case that can't fit much inside.
If the Pro can have some jacks and ports on the front why can't a consumer Mac have the same?

Other features that would make it stand out would be docks on top for charging iPods and iPhones. What would be handier than having your Apple iDevices right next to your Mac? Grab and go. Maybe even built in speakers on the case that can be powered even with the computer off. If you are only listening to music and don't need the computer just dock your iPod and listen. Sure you have all your music on your Mac too but if you aren't using the computer why use more energy?

If Apple wants all of us to buy all of these different devices from them let's really bring them all together. God a Mac with docks on top would be heaven in my house. My wife never can remember where she laid her iPhone. She is always plugging it in somewhere different to charge it. Same with my daughter's iPod. If I ever build a house the entrance way is going to have a charging counter right as you walk in from the garage.

 

[bearcatrp]

You could, of course, talk with your wallet and not with your keyboard and start buying products only made in the U.S. and Europe by laborers making $X per hour (whatever your personally-designated level of "fairness" is), but I assume you'll just keep buying cheap stuff while complaining about the system that provided it to you.
*shrug*

I buy American every chance I can, even if it's more. Unfortunately, there are not much products made 100% American anymore.

 

[bearcatrp]

Same price and in US dollars according to WSJ.

I cannot see how they can afford a 20 dollar application. Not sure what the average person makes a week but presuming it's allot less than our minimum wage.

 

[MrWillie]

I am far from being a geek nerd tech. What I am is a long time Mac user that is looking for a Mac that is smaller than the Mac Pro that can easily be opened using normal tools (no putty knives or suction cups) when a hard drives needs replacing or upgrading. Wanting a user friendly Mac case that holds two hard drives and an optical drive and that lets me decide on what monitor I want is hardly geek nerd tech. It is a good solid product that works. Which is what Apple used to be about.
Yes, design is what helped build Apple to where it is today. But for the desktop line I think design has taken over and is now limiting the usability of the computers.

And that is what I am looking for too. Something between a Mac Pro and a Mini. iCore 7 without a 27 inch screen. Hell, I would even be happy with the option for an i7 in a 20 inch iMac.

 

[MacNewsFix]

I cannot see how they can afford a 20 dollar application. Not sure what the average person makes a week but presuming it's allot less than our minimum wage.

Unlike its stereotypical depiction, it is not a nation of 1.3 billion factory workers. They have a burgeoning middle class, too.

Look no further than auto sales in China. GM sells more vehicles in China than they do in the USA. Some of the cars are even built here and shipped there.

http://www.caranddriver.com/features/10q3/ford_and_gm_battle_for_sales_in_china-feature

They also are not just buying Buicks. They also like Cadillacs.

http://machinespider.com/2010/08/20...-first-half-surpass-u-s-sales-for-first-time/

 

[singe]

highest minimum salary in China 1,300 yuan ($200) a month

I cannot see how they can afford a 20 dollar application. Not sure what the average person makes a week but presuming it's allot less than our minimum wage.

China's Guangdong to lift minimum wage by 19% -paper - Jan 20 2011