Doing business in China
I am in the printing business, and even though not directly related to electronics. Doing business in countries like China, Russia and India...etc. Is a risky business. Especially if you set-up your own plants (which apple does not).
If you do not have your own people on the ground running things. Your business can unravel pretty quickly. I talk from some pretty heavy experience. Product being sold to 3rd partyies, in some cases right out the back door where a name brand product is being made for pennies on the dollar. Years ago, UGG boots found an order of 100,000 (100.00 retail) boots on there way to the US, which were illegally bought for 5 bucks a pair! and rumor has it that it was one of many that were never found....just missing.
Their economy and far outgrown the governments ability or want to to react about intellectual and product ownership rights. This unfortunately will continue and there is nothing that can be done about it. Until cost of living and product production matches on a worlds basis, it will status quo.
The solution, some would say to move mfg, but our apple products would cost so much they would not be bought. Bummer, really...
I am in the printing business, and even though not directly related to electronics. Doing business in countries like China, Russia and India...etc. Is a risky business. Especially if you set-up your own plants (which apple does not).
If you do not have your own people on the ground running things. Your business can unravel pretty quickly. I talk from some pretty heavy experience. Product being sold to 3rd partyies, in some cases right out the back door where a name brand product is being made for pennies on the dollar. Years ago, UGG boots found an order of 100,000 (100.00 retail) boots on there way to the US, which were illegally bought for 5 bucks a pair! and rumor has it that it was one of many that were never found....just missing.
Their economy and far outgrown the governments ability or want to to react about intellectual and product ownership rights. This unfortunately will continue and there is nothing that can be done about it. Until cost of living and product production matches on a worlds basis, it will status quo.
The solution, some would say to move mfg, but our apple products would cost so much they would not be bought. Bummer, really...