Except the iPhone X was an actual improvement. I don't want to pay a $350 tax to the US government on my iPhone just because it was assembled in China, thanks.
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Apple Says New Mac Pro Will Be Manufactured in Texas After Receiving Tariff Exemptions
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Except the iPhone X was an actual improvement. I don't want to pay a $350 tax to the US government on my iPhone just because it was assembled in China, thanks.
I think it's awesome they are going to assemble the Mac Pro in the USA with parts coming from several different states.
I look at it this way, people complain that Apple products are very expensive, with all things being relative, look how much a computer cost a family in 1982.
In today's dollars they where like $6000 dollars but people purchased them. If we have more jobs in the US, more people can afford great Apple products. So it is a Win for the consumer, a win for Apple and a win for the united states.
A lot of people forget how much stuff cost in the 80's, but we bought them any way.
The smart move for china is what japan did in the 80's, Find something that we can build in the United States open a factory, hire people. Good for US workers and good for China business and PR, sends a message, that they care about the US as a economic partner and friend to the united states.
In today's dollars they where like $6000 dollars but people purchased them. If we have more jobs in the US, more people can afford great Apple products. So it is a Win for the consumer, a win for Apple and a win for the united states.
A lot of people forget how much stuff cost in the 80's, but we bought them any way.
The smart move for china is what japan did in the 80's, Find something that we can build in the United States open a factory, hire people. Good for US workers and good for China business and PR, sends a message, that they care about the US as a economic partner and friend to the united states.
Average price for a new car in 2019 is $30,000-$35,000. I hadn’t realized these new Mac Pros were that high. Dang Gina.
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They're continuing to do final assembly for the same product line in the US. I don't believe they had ever announced otherwise.
This seems like a lateral move that they've managed to give a PR twist to.
It fits with Donald Trump's reality show theatrics of taking something away and giving it back to make it look like he's done something.
This seems like a lateral move that they've managed to give a PR twist to.
It fits with Donald Trump's reality show theatrics of taking something away and giving it back to make it look like he's done something.
I believe studies have shown that production costs would not rise significantly. The real issue is building a production infrastructure to support the manufacture of an average of 10 million units a month (and then there is the new production rush in late August where they are probably pushing out that many every couple of weeks).
If you look at this logically, this computer is so expensive, Apple will likely only sell maybe 10,000 per year. Since only the assembly will be done in the USA (not the chip manufacturing/etc), my guess is a well-trained employee will be able to assemble maybe 1 unit per hour. So if they work the typical 46 weeks per year, that's 1840 units per year. So that means only about 6 employees will be needed to exceed 10,000 units in a year. (sarcasm coming...) Good job Apple with significantly creating employment in the USA. Even if I'm off by a factor of ten for per-unit assembly time, that's still only 60 employees.
Why couldn't the US do it? Or you're suggesting that Apple and many other "woke" corporations take advantage of what the West would call borderline slave labor? And so could not compete?
Lol they've manufactured the Mac Pro in Texas since before Trump, bud. He's just trying to make this look like it was because of him by threatening to subject Apple to those ridiculous tariffs. Same thing with all the "jobs" he's adding. It's remnants from Obama's administration and, the few he has managed to add, are piss poor.
Apple was always going to manufacture the Mac Pro in Texas because they already were and it proved to be working. Luckily for Tim it isn't very hard to negotiate with a narcissistic man child and make him think it was really his idea.
I don't like Trump and won't ever like him, but if he forced Apple's hand to produce these in the US, then good for him.
For not scaring away companies already manufacturing in the US?
The parts will still be coming from China.
Having those parts shipped to the US for assembly is only for PR.
You're probably just trying to make a point by adding the "average" constraint, but a Chevy Spark starts at $13,220. It won't be difficult to spec a new Mac Pro to a cost higher than that.
You're conveniently forgetting this: "Apple says the new Mac Pro will include components designed, developed, and manufactured by more than a dozen American companies for distribution to U.S. customers. Suppliers will span eight states, including Arizona, Maine, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Vermont. "
Would Apple be using those suppliers if they went ahead with their original plan to move manufacturing on the MP to China? Those workers of those companies would be pleased with this news.
While I realize some have an unhealthy obsession with Trump and can talk about little else, the phenomenon isn’t unique to him.
I just came here to read the comments from President Trump haters on how more production and jobs in the United States is no big deal and/or a bad thing.
Nope. I think “average” is fair given the verbiage of the quote.
The more honest thing to say is, “The most expensive computer made by the highest end consumer retailer could be made close to the price of the one of the cheapest and least-equipped cars available.”
That doesn’t have nearly the pizzazz though, does it?
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