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Bank of America: US-Made iPhones Would Face 90% Cost Surge
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That phone is currently $800, not $1,600.
Edit: I was incorrect. The $800 Librem 5 is made in China and there is a $1600 made in USA version. The more I read about the phone, the more clear it is that a USA-made iPhone would be significantly more expensive than that, even factoring in economies of scale.
Back to original comment: The phone has significantly lower specs than similarly-priced phones. It has the specs and performance of mid-range Android phones from 10+ years ago, if we're being generous. Purism's Liberty Phone is $2000 and it's only marginally better. Maybe like a mid-range Android phone from 8 years ago.
It would take billions of dollars and more than 10 years for Apple to sell an iPhone made completely of U.S. sourced parts. There's no chance it would only be marginally more expensive than current prices.
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The greatest innovation of all time in robotic manufacturing will happen in the US in the next few years. Until then, India will have a party because all manufacturing will shift to India and Mr. Modi will make a cool deal with USA. Fun times ahead.
Apple could shift production for the US market out of China and into India or Vietnam where the tariff rate is lower.
Tim Cook should switch production of his beloved Vision Pro to America as nobody is buying it anyway.
Yeah I read it more that BoA is saying ‘wow, we love apple’s margins’
I mean Wall Street just follows the money. And that’s lead to globalisation and the loss of manufacturing capacity in the USA.
From a financial pov globalisation is great. From a geopolitical pov - and a people losing jobs view- it’s not good.
And whst is Apple doing with these margins exactly? Wasting them on things like Apple TV plus and car that never got built. Tongue in my cheek here but …
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America: We want US made iPhones!
The US made iPhone:
The US made iPhone:
It’s funny how everybody is an economist now.
You have people hopeful it will bring manufacturing back to US and the ones with Trump Derangement Syndrome complaining the world will end.
Nobody knows the result yet. Not even our president.
Just think for a second about this article; Who is going to pay 90% above the already high prices? Apple is already charging the maximum they know the consumer is willing to pay.
You have people hopeful it will bring manufacturing back to US and the ones with Trump Derangement Syndrome complaining the world will end.
Nobody knows the result yet. Not even our president.
Just think for a second about this article; Who is going to pay 90% above the already high prices? Apple is already charging the maximum they know the consumer is willing to pay.
Tariffs or no tariffs, there will be no US-made iPhones. Not in this decade. So it's pointless to think otherwise.
Nobody knows because your president is an idiot.
I’m not surprised by this number, and what should be obvious is, I believe this investigation far more than any random post on Macrumors…
It’s still a hypothetical though, as it would take several years, and no one knows what the tariff situation is next week.
It’s still a hypothetical though, as it would take several years, and no one knows what the tariff situation is next week.
This is the issue with the left using these individual, temporary indicators, which will correct themselves over time, to ridicule Trump. It gives him an opportunity to say “see? I fixed it” once it corrects itself, while the major issues stay hidden. Who gives a f. about egg prices? What matters is average consumer costs of living.
Well, that pushes out the cost from probably $23 to circ. $43..Or you guys believe it costs Apple $400 to make, when little companies make copies for $50 which gives them a profit.. With apples buying power.. they would be able to make phones 1/10 the price of those guys.. and its not close. But hey, im not a shareholder what would I know.
I don’t support Trump but it’s good to see someone finally stand up to China.
Trump takes a firm stand in favor of mush. Nobody knows what he's going to do, least of all him, because nobody knows his economic plan, least of all him.
Haha. That’s not standing up to China. That’s a bunch of incoherent ramblings and actions that make the US look foolish.
Poeple need to suck it up and only buy American made products. People complaining costs are high now. Bring back American manufacturing and pay everyone a great wage (not a good wage). Costs will skyrocket but you need to still BUY BUY BUY, and maybe go broke, to help thy neighbor (aka fellow American). Who cares you can't afford to save for retirement... spend spend spend. The trickle down effect will save the word. Spend all you make and the economy will grow. It will be the biggest economy growth in the history of the universe.
'Muricans be like.. umm new iPhone...because better selfies. Oh and I know I am supposed to buy American but for this one little product each year.. iPhone.. I must get new iPhone. LOLSo it's either a new iPhone or your kid's college education.
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Most of the Liberty Phone parts do come from the US -- they list the country of origin for the major components on their website. Still the chassis (which I am guessing includes the display) comes from China. Also do the parts used by the US subcontractors all come from the US? Supply chains tend to get a bit fuzzy a few levels down...
And 10% of the purchase could be donated to efforts to eliminate clean water and clean air.
All this doom and gloom about prices going up from wealthy people makes me sick. The common folk remember the last 4 years where prices on a lot of daily items went up 200%. If you are worried about your next iPhone costing 90% more you should be happy because you’re wealthy. Real people can’t afford to eat out once a week anymore. I say tax anyone making over the national average of $75,000 at 75% and see what changes.