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Apple CEO Tim Cook: We Want to Continue Making the Mac Pro in the United States
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Apparently you CANT build jetliners over there anymore either. I mean you can still build them, they’re jut not able to fly safely anymore.
https://www.bbc.com/news/business-49026285
He didn't say Christians. He could be referring to all three Abrahamic religions or any other religion with a single deity and an instruction not to kill
Spoken exactly like someone who has never once studied how Asia absolutely dominates us in electrical component manufacturing.
If you want the best parts they are not all made or produced by companies in the US. It’s as simple as that.
It’s always been that way, it’s the way the world works.
That’s right, there is a world out there where people come together and trade what they do best.
It’s always been that way, it’s the way the world works.
That’s right, there is a world out there where people come together and trade what they do best.
The talk here is about Mac Pro that starts at 5999$. This is just the base config. The price already includes the "made in USA" tax, but why make it in USA, if you can get an even bigger margin by making it in China?
Except he wouldn't be allowed to do that. As CEO, he and the board have a legal obligation to serve their shareholders best interests.
It's kind of a two way street. I mean that's the attitude that got Steve Jobs fired, "no more risk taking or thinking guide the box, we're going to run this company well, the corporate way and serve our shareholders" who, of course had no clue about the industry or its future. Then it all went down hill.
Shareholders need to (and generally do) understand that in an industry like this they are likely to not be the most qualified person to 'tell Apple what to do'. They have faith in Tim Cook to continue making them absolutely insane gains as he has done since he took over. I can't see any of them disputing this or having an issue with this. I think they're too mature to walk in and start commanding things be done their way quoting "It's your obligation to listen to me Cook, do what I say!"
The level of bigotry in these posts is astounding. I don't know if people are just trolling; if not, scary.
Mac Pro can be made in USA provided Apple could get the skilled resources and locally made components (again another chain of issues). This is the best product in theory that can be made locally since there is no scaling issue like iPhones where production volumes go in many millions within short time frame.
If USA can't make this locally, it would be very difficult to make any consumer electronics there anymore...
If USA can't make this locally, it would be very difficult to make any consumer electronics there anymore...
And in subsequent comments he admitted it and walked it back. You really want to die on this hill?
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Yep. This is the only one they could assemble here. It's unfortunate, but that's the world we live in.
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You're telling us HE CAN'T make it here, or you're saying it would be more beneficial to make them elsewhere? And when I say "make," i mean manufacture, because that's what we're taking about.
Funny how some people are so ignorant as to think China is stealing jobs from American workers.
Globalisation was invented by and for American companies. They invested in it and made a lot of money by outsourcing production a long time ago.
They became rich because of it and nobody was thinking of the underpaid werkers overseas. Or the lack of environmental or labor rules.
And now, because of this nationalistic Trump wave, you want these jobs back??But no word about exploiting African countries for their resources or exporting waste to dump it in some third world nation. Or the million other ways to screw over other countries.
How hypocritical can America First be?
Globalisation was invented by and for American companies. They invested in it and made a lot of money by outsourcing production a long time ago.
They became rich because of it and nobody was thinking of the underpaid werkers overseas. Or the lack of environmental or labor rules.
And now, because of this nationalistic Trump wave, you want these jobs back??But no word about exploiting African countries for their resources or exporting waste to dump it in some third world nation. Or the million other ways to screw over other countries.
How hypocritical can America First be?
It’s well known that most of Apple’s workers are hourly store employees, not corporate and exempt employees
True, but I think part of it is just not wanting to give up the profit margins. I think Apple could pay American employees a decent wage with products at current prices and still make plenty of money. It's just about pleasing wall street and shareholders; Which is perfectly fine as a for-profit company, but lets not sit here and pretend that money couldn't be made building these in the US.
If Trump really had an interest in employing Americans to make things in America then he would have followed through on the campaign promises to spend trillions on domestic infrastructure. That's the low-hanging fruit/no-brainer and yet neither Trump nor the GOP are willing to do it. Instead, you have the focus put on inconsequential stuff like whether or not the Mac Pro is assembled in the United States.
What does Asia dominating us in electrical component manufacturing have to do with whether or not Apple can assemble those components into a computer in the USA?
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Building them has nothing to do with whether or not they can design them properly. You could say the same thing about the MacBook's horrible keyboards.
I think the important distinction here is component assembly vs final assembly. Apple asked for a tariff exemption on the Mac Pro's parts, which are made in China. Final assembly of the Pros will likely take place in Texas.
It's also quite true that the US cannot compete in large scale manufacturing - particular on components that require a large amount of small, but detailed work, like that of circuit boards. Most, if not all, manufacturers of any goods in the US require Chinese, Mexican, Pakistani, Indian, etc. parts or components to complete final assembly of a product. To be honest, I'm not sure how a company would go about getting that kind of infrastructure started in the US at cost-competitive prices. It seems like it would almost have to be a Chinese company setting up shop in the states to do the work. Further, I'm not sure the tariffs imposed will provide enough incentive for that.
It's also quite true that the US cannot compete in large scale manufacturing - particular on components that require a large amount of small, but detailed work, like that of circuit boards. Most, if not all, manufacturers of any goods in the US require Chinese, Mexican, Pakistani, Indian, etc. parts or components to complete final assembly of a product. To be honest, I'm not sure how a company would go about getting that kind of infrastructure started in the US at cost-competitive prices. It seems like it would almost have to be a Chinese company setting up shop in the states to do the work. Further, I'm not sure the tariffs imposed will provide enough incentive for that.
People are bored with the iPhone. It has peaked. People are realizing they really don't need to upgrade every year or even every other year. Apple Watch sales are helping to supplement that though.
As a non USer, can they continue making it in China and selling it for cheaper instead? 
They can ship directly to me, it doesn't have to go through the US.
They can ship directly to me, it doesn't have to go through the US.
What exactly does "make the Mac Pro in the USA" even mean these days? Final assembly? 51% content? More content from the USA than from any other country?