Could have built them anywhere except China and paid only 10 percent. The point is to quit feeding China. I wonder how many Americans understand what China's government is and how the people manufacturing these iPhones get treated like slaves. They have no hope, and China's cities are amazing and full of technology built off the backs of its own people so they can dominate the world. China is what America was 50 years ago; so far ahead of the rest of the world. US dollars building China's money supply, military, infrastructure, cities, roads, amazing high-speed mass transit, and Americans have nothing but their own marketing BS to blame for their addictions to buying cheap crap made from slaves in poor countries dominating where few steal all the money for the wealthiest 1 percent.Oh thank god this was one of my biggest fears with these tariffs because as we all know, you. cant build a modern day device without having some elements having to be made in china. I was truly terrified that the new computer i was looking to buy and a Ipad Pro would cost me twice as much, and come the fall id be paying double even with trade in for the new Iphone and Apple Watch Ultra.
Do i still think we should build SOME items here in the US? Yes. Do i ever imagine a situation were we build iphones here? No!
Trump's lies are going to start costing him his own supporters, too. His supporters seem to believe him, while the others hate him. Will be nice when the whole society seems him for the greed and lies. All the words are just words, until the real backend of the government changes everything - the thing is this shows the President doesn't really control anything as if he did he wouldn't cave so easily. Apple needs an exemption like the average person needs a lobotomy. If anything, I think things manufactured in Taiwan are the only parts that should be exempt from any tariffs. Oh but Americans would be ticked if Tim Crook charged them double for their iPhones. Make Apple products in the free world where the money will not get used to build a military to destroy Taiwan and anyone who gets in its way.