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'High-End' iPhone 14 Front-Facing Camera to Cost Apple Three Times More
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At least we’ll be in focus when the EU passes the law to allow WeChat and FB Messages to assess the front camera without permission. ?
Wasn’t really expecting this. Just make it good enough to do iris scans! (where do you put the i in that name?) Still planning on holding onto my 12 pro until the long fabled periscope lens arrives (will need a battery replacement)
Or here in the Americas, why stick to Asia, where it is clear the US has no true allies; except Japan.
Because for the most part, the Americas aren't that great at manufacturing and aren't terribly productive, dollar for dollar. Americas are good at R&D, not so good at manufacturing.
When I meant Americas, there is a whole continent other than the US and Canada. Also, just as Asia was developed by US companies, why can't the Americas? Long term investment and stable region as it has always been loyal to the US.
Of course. The new and additional non Pro Max only exists to increase the price of the Pro line even further.
I miss those days when the latest iPhone was automatically the greatest and the previous generation simply dropped in price. Now we get those Non-Pro devices and the „Pro“ ones keep getting more expensive
I'm not sure which countries you'd like to use. Mexico already does a substantial amount of manufacturing as does Canada. Venezuela is a complete basket case. If you want to question human rights records, Brazil under Bolsonaro is all kids of fun to talk about, with corruption being rampant and the president being completely out of his mind. Colombia is mired in drug wars and civil strife between the government and the FARC (which went away then seems to keep coming back). Argentina has declared bankruptcy more times than most people change socks. Paraguay and Uruguay are likely too small in population to have a significant impact and Chile does some of this already but is also melting down a bit thanks to the pandemic. And central America, outside of Costa Rica is not exactly in great shape (drug wars, poverty, etc.). Costa Rica already does a fair bit of outsource work, but it's pretty tiny, geographically, not sure there's good places to put manufacturing plants. Hard to know which country one would like to pick in the Americas
Looking forward to seeing that $808.39 iphone listed on apple.com.
You have 4 Central American countries, still have Panama. You missed Ecuador and Peru. All of these would happily make concessions in exchange for foreign investment and manufacturing.
whatever the cost? so you would pay the price of a house for a phone even if its breathtaking ?!
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If It's for an iPhone. I happily sure wouldwhatever the cost? so you would pay the price of a house for a phone even if its breathtaking ?!
There is more to hardware than cost of parts. There's the cost to assemble phones. Cost to ship phones. Cost to research and development all the technologies inside the phone. Cost to market. Cost to sell. Cost to keep lights and water running to all the retail stores and factories. There's the cost to hire lawyers to defend patents. There's cost to package phones. Theres cost to research and develop the packaging. There's cost to pay the tech support people you call when you have issues. There are the repair technicians......
No one is saying there should be no profit. But the premium Apple charges is ridiculous.
Don't give Timmey ideas Yay.If It's for an iPhone. I happily sure would
All you’re doing is showing us that you have no idea how business/economy works
Don't care. I will pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe to assure that I possess an iPhone 14 Pro Max the day it is released.
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