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Trump Believes Apple Could Manufacture iPhones in the U.S.
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I thought of Quality Control that could be done by humans
I don't know if you remember Liam the recycling robot
You also don’t need to be able to form a coherent sentence to be POTUS, apparently.
If they could fully automate the process to make it even cheaper to produce, don’t you think they would have already?
The king might declare a national emergency to cancel midterms. Getting more likely with every passing day. Assuming we even survive for two years.
About 9 years ago they introduced a robot that recycles used iPhones the tech is already there.
Were the White House’s Tariffs Calculations Done By AI?
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Even CNN admits this is a hoax. So at least, it makes it easy for me to fill out my list of ignored accounts on here.
Sure, and fully automated factories can get built in a week, and they're free to make! No investment in time or money that the consumer would have to pay for at all! /s
All of these processes have costs. Whether it's labor in the U.S. or overseas, transportation/supply chain of parts & materials and finished products, or building entirely new factories as you suggest. They cost money and time.
All of that is why so much work is done in China now - because the people who know the costs of producing these devices have already determined that the current setup is less expensive than other options.
Are they looking at a future where most labor is AI-powered robots? Sure. Is that future ready now? Nope.
It’s very expensive so why would they do it. But if tariffs are quasi-permanent then it’ll be cheaper down the road having robots doing the job.
Sure. Please have it done by Friday.
Alternatively, show me where Trump mentioned that his “day one” plan actually means “in fifteen years”.
Here’s the real problem! You have lost the know how to do stuff, and now only know how to market stuff. All that money that is locked up in the pockets of billionaires is useless if you now need to do stuff. You have been sold down the river by billionaires.
U.S. President Donald Trump "absolutely" believes that Apple could manufacture its iPhones and other devices in the United States, Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said today during a media briefing.
Leavitt was asked whether Trump thought that iPhone manufacturing is the kind of technology that could move to the U.S. "Absolutely, he believes we have the labor, we have the workforce, we have the resources to do it," she replied, also referencing the $500 billion investment in the U.S. that Apple announced earlier this year. "And as you know, Apple has invested $500 billion here in the United States, so if Apple didn't think the United States could do it, they probably wouldn't have put up that big chunk of change."
Trump is planning to levy steep tariffs on China, Vietnam, Thailand India, the European Union, and other countries starting on April 9. He has claimed that if companies like Apple do not want to pay the tariffs, they should manufacture their devices in the United States. Despite Trump's suggestion that Apple could shift its incredibly complex supply chain to the U.S., it would be next to impossible. Disregarding the expense of such a maneuver, it's not likely that Apple and its suppliers would be able to find enough people with the necessary skillset in the United States. Cook commented on manufacturing in China in 2017, and said that Apple's iPhones are assembled there because China has expertise in very advanced manufacturing.
U.S. secretary of commerce Howard Lutnick made similar comments about iPhone manufacturing over the weekend, as 404 Media pointed out today in a piece titled "A 'US-Made iPhone' Is Pure Fantasy." Lutnick said that the "army of millions and millions of people screwing in little, little screws to make iPhones, that kind of thing is going to come to America," suggesting that neither he nor Trump understands Apple's operations.
404 Media highlights Apple's 27-page supplier list [PDF], which lists the more than 50 countries where Apple gets components from. That doesn't even count rare earth minerals that are sourced from 79 countries, and that can't be mined in the U.S. Apple could not avoid tariffs by "manufacturing" in the United States because there is no feasible way all of the iPhone's components could be made in one country. Even if we limit "manufacturing" to device assembly, and the U.S. had the skilled employees required (which it does not), cost of living and wages in the U.S. vs. wages in other countries would make the price of a U.S. iPhone astronomically higher.
Apple has not yet commented on the tariffs, but the company has been stockpiling iPhones and is also planning to rely on imports from India, where tariffs are lower, to offset some of costs associated with importing devices from China.
It is true that Apple announced a $500 billion investment in the United States, but Apple will be manufacturing servers for its Private Cloud Compute system, not iPhones. Servers are a low demand product that aren't customer facing.
When Apple manufactured the Mac Pro in Texas during Trump's first term, it was largely a failure. Apple struggled to find local suppliers, importing components to Texas caused delays and unexpected expenses, and Apple had a hard time finding workers with the required skill.
As of yesterday, Trump was planning to levy a 54 percent tariff on China, but today, he increased that by another 50 percent. Starting tomorrow, goods imported from China will be subject to a tariff of 104 percent.
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I don't understand what makes an assembly line job appealing at all.
China is way ahead of US in automated production. I believe many of the accessories like AirPods are already fully automated. iPhone is a much more complex product, and is not at automation yet. If it was possible, they would have done it already - in China. If you want to do fully automated production in US, I guarantee you that you will have to rely on manufacturing equipment from China to make it happen. If China can’t do it, there’s no way US will.
It’s very appealing for the people who don’t have to do it. But half of the US population has not figured out yet that the spiel is to shift money from poor people to rich people.
But I thought the whole point of the tariffs is to move jobs back to the United States. What’s the point of having robots do it then? The corporations will find some way to not pay taxes anyway.
I abhor tariffs. To do tariffs during a long-lasting inflationary cycle is monumentally stupid. To see Republicans (for the most part) embracing this idiotic policy is disheartening. To see Democrats suddenly loving free-market economics is nice though.
Autarky is a recipe for failure and WILL put us into a recession.
Apple could make iPhones here, yes, but nobody wants to pay $2k for a base model phone.
Autarky is a recipe for failure and WILL put us into a recession.
Apple could make iPhones here, yes, but nobody wants to pay $2k for a base model phone.
Maybe Apple should just leave the U.S. and concentrate on selling devices in other markets.
I mean… they can still design iPhones in the U.S.
But the trade balance will improve by importing fewer phones.
Nice try. The last guy literally could not talk and what did come out what half completed mumbling at a whisper tone....and he fell over many times in public. But please.... go on.
Corning has factories all over the world. I don’t believe for a second that the iPhone glass is shipped to China from the US, when Corning has factories in Asia.
The Washington Post LMAO getting outta here with thatOh, it is, it is.
Musk made direct appeals to Trump to reverse sweeping new tariffs — The Washington Post
The world’s richest person, a key Trump adviser and political donor, was ultimately unsuccessful.apple.news