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Qualcomm Wins Import Ban on iPhone 6s Through iPhone X in China, Apple Says All iPhone Models Remain Available

Dark times for Apple perception wise.

Desperation with these XR/XS promos on front page, now some China problems, what's next?
 
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Petty by Qualcomm. Can’t even get their bread and butter wireless patents approved, so they go for photo editing.

Apple will fix this quickly.
 
I am not sure why a lot of people are saying this is retaliation for the CFO's arrest. It has nothing to do with Apple lol. Remember both, Apple and Qualcomm are both headquartered in the USA, so how would retaliation be for 1 company and not 2? Also keep in mind, that the Kirin chipset by HiSilicon is owned by Huawei, so QUALCOMM doesn't help China and Isreal spy on people as much as Huawei does.
 
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Paul Simon said:
How do you import something into the country it's manufactured in? That's a head scratcher…
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I seem to remember reading that the area where the phones are manufactured is actually designated its own little country (something to that effect) by china. I believe it was a way to bypass some of China's regulations by both China and Apple.

-not sure if this the reason
 
All the more reason for TC to start looking at ways to diversify his manufacturing base risk away from China - where he literally has all his eggs in one basket. After all, he is the supply chain guru.
 
mtneer said:
All the more reason for TC to start looking at ways to diversify his manufacturing base risk away from China - where he literally has all his eggs in one basket. After all, he is the supply chain guru.
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China first. He goes out of his way to ensure nothing is made in USA. Not even products less complicated to manufacture like cases, peripherals, etc.
 
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mtneer said:
All the more reason for TC to start looking at ways to diversify his manufacturing base risk away from China - where he literally has all his eggs in one basket. After all, he is the supply chain guru.
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Eventually they will move, wait until manufacturing gets too expensive in China.
 
H2SO4 said:
Without getting too political, the west have stolen HUGE amounts from countries such as China over the years. I think their list is far longer than anything China could conjure up.
The war on those weapons of mass destruction that couldn't be found went through the highest embodiment of 'kangaroo court' in any land I'd say.
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Only thing I know that were stolen are historical artifacts.
Please enlighten us on what else are stolen. Thanks in advance.
 
tromboneaholic said:
If you think the Apple's stock price is volatile now, just imagine what would happen if the Board of Directors made an irrational move like replacing Tim Cook.
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its not irrational though. switching it up doesnt have to be a bad thing. Alienating a lot of your customer base cant be good for business, on the grounds of where they stand politically.

$1000 iPhones, $1000 ipads, $1800 macbook pros.

You have to be a prince or a descendant of one to be able to afford one of each product line at this point. Dont even get me started on international prices.

The market will respond, in an already saturated market, and certainly someone will have to be blamed for the stagnant/declining sales performance. Cant blame the customer or market forever for being 'too cheap' or picky. People still spend money somewhere.
 
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so let me try to understand this. Qualcomm sells apple modems for use in the manufacture of iPhones, then when apple installs the modems and sells them inside a phone, Qualcomm then says "you are violating our patents". Qualcomm is a bunch of scumbag patent trolls. I'm a plumber who installs plumbing systems. Imagine if my pipe supplier sued me for installing the pipe that he sold me. This lawsuit is ridiculous.
 
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tromboneaholic said:
I think Tim Cook has done a great Job growing Apple and its products. I think Apple's competitors would love to see a new CEO at Apple.

However, if Apple were to replace Cook, it would be someone from inside the company who understands the culture and vision.

Jeff Williams would be the most likely candidate as Chief Operating Officer (Tim Cook's prior role) and lead of the Apple Watch program. Angela, Jony, Eddie, and Phil have also been mentioned as possible successors. The same people who complain about Tim Cook on MacRumors also complain about most of the successors, so nothing will change as far as this forum is concerned.

If you think the Apple's stock price is volatile now, just imagine what would happen if the Board of Directors made an irrational move like replacing Tim Cook.
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Craig Federighi for CEO....
 
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Remind me if I'm wrong but isn't Qualcomm also a US company?? How does this have anything to do with "retaliation for Huawei CFO"??
 
JLL said:
Do they know that Qualcomm is an American company too?
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Yes - however it doesn't matter because to them they are just using an American company to punish another American company. Couldn't be more convenient.

Huawei's (as well as ZTE's) marketing campaigns in China primarily focuses on appealing to nationalists and anti-American promises. Among the Chinese "conservatives", arresting their CFO is just seen as a show of US's hostility towards China.
 
thadoggfather said:
its not irrational though. switching it up doesnt have to be a bad thing. Alienating a lot of your customer base cant be good for business, on the grounds of where they stand politically.

$1000 iPhones, $1000 ipads, $1800 macbook pros.

You have to be a prince or a descendant of one to be able to afford one of each product line at this point. Dont even get me started on international prices.

The market will respond, in an already saturated market, and certainly someone will have to be blamed for the stagnant/declining sales performance. Cant blame the customer or market forever for being 'too cheap' or picky. People still spend money somewhere.
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Not everyone can afford the top of the line. That's why Apple sells a wider range than ever before for many of its product lines.
 
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