Not sure I like this. Maybe this is just a sign of how bad the supply chain really is that Apple has to use them.
Yeah and the 1200 do not have taxes included.1200 dollars?? Lucky you!!
Here in Italy is like 1650 dollars (after taxes).
Google tells me California has the highest sales tax in the US (7.25%). $1,199+7.25%= $1,285. Quite a long way off $1,650.Yeah and the 1200 do not have taxes included.
You're forgetting the city sales tax - that's just the state tax.Google tells me California has the highest sales tax in the US (7.25%). $1,199+7.25%= $1,285. Quite a long way off $1,650.
Including local taxes, Chicago has a 10.25% sales tax. True, in Italy, VAT is 22%.Google tells me California has the highest sales tax in the US (7.25%). $1,199+7.25%= $1,285. Quite a long way off $1,650.
Oops my bad, wasn't aware of that. Not from the US (obviously).You're forgetting the city sales tax - that's just the state tax.
Adjusted for inflation, that is about $2,500 in today's dollars. Today, $2,500 gets you a BTO 14" MacBook Pro!The original MacBook Air (2008) cost $1,799 at its base configuration.
I see some red flags.Too soon to call it "Apple M2 MacBook Lemon"?
Evening they did, that’s not an overnight action that will just ‘happen’. That could take years to find a supplier that can meet Apples expectations, demands and yields for what they need for production. There’s a lot of logistics that need to follow first in order to diversify in another country.Time for Apple to diversify, start assembling out of China.
Let's compare apples to apples for these Apples! It's $1200 before taxes in the US. The VAT in Italy is 22%, which means it's $1311 before taxes in Italy (or maybe less if there are other taxes in addition to VAT).1200 dollars?? Lucky you!!
Here in Italy is like 1650 dollars (after taxes).
Agreed, but in the end, that should be the main goal.Evening they did, that’s not an overnight action that will just ‘happen’. That could take years to find a supplier that can meet Apples expectations, demands and yields for what they need for production. There’s a lot of logistics that need to follow first in order to diversify in another country.
Tim Cook's Apple, ladies and gentlemen.Higher price + lower quality = higher margins²
In Italy’s 1600 are around 350 euros taxes included, so the pricing is not that far off.Google tells me California has the highest sales tax in the US (7.25%). $1,199+7.25%= $1,285. Quite a long way off $1,650.
...which is over $2,400 in today's dollars. People love to complain about the prices of Macs, but in reality they've plummeted in cost.The original MacBook Air (2008) cost $1,799 at its base configuration.
Well, from 1285 to 1650 USD makes it 365.In Italy’s 1600 are around 350 euros taxes included, so the pricing is not that far off.
Sounds like production hasn’t even started. I can only imagine the potential quality control problems.How bad the delay would be this time then? I suspect the back order of MacBook Pro 14“ 16” is still strong.
Heard something happens again. I doubt the delay won’t go any better.
Sounds like desperation to get products out.wow. why risk your reputation a second time with a company in China that has already been found to manufacture poor quality products.
What happen to moving manufacturing to Vietnam ??
I don’t have a good feeling about it either.Not sure I like this. Maybe this is just a sign of how bad the supply chain really is that Apple has to use them.
🤞I really hope they meet up with the standard quality. Finger's are crossed.
It varies drastically by location, a few places it’s zero, and others it’s around 10%, and pretty much everything in between.and that's why i specified "after taxes", which account for the 21% here, so around 350 USD. How about in the US, what's the average tax for electronic products?