One of the most confusing things, to me, is an old estimate that China's part of the iPhone was about $8, out of a cost of $240. Assembling the iPhone in the USA should not add that much to the cost. The market power, in the largest market, for selling a foreign product in that market but claiming it is ‘made’ ( assembled ) in China, c…
One of the most confusing things, to me, is an old estimate that China's part of the iPhone was about $8, out of a cost of $240. Assembling the iPhone in the USA should not add that much to the cost. The market power, in the largest market, for selling a foreign product in that market but claiming it is ‘made’ ( assembled ) in China, could be considerable, but I haven’t heard that.
Nevertheless, I believe that we should make at least half of essential goods here, with the ability to scale. The comment that engineering follows manufacturing I have heard over my career, and believe. Never mind that the inconvenience and costs of communicating from Cupertino to China, the delays and inefficiencies, are massive, plus extra shipping costs and delays, just don’t add up. Plus geopolitics.
Sorry to miss your Zoom this morn, Day 6 of Covid quarantine, slept right through. Very mild symptoms, but becoming near catatonic through confinement, bless the care from my wife — best luck to US, b.rad
One of the most confusing things, to me, is an old estimate that China's part of the iPhone was about $8, out of a cost of $240. Assembling the iPhone in the USA should not add that much to the cost. The market power, in the largest market, for selling a foreign product in that market but claiming it is ‘made’ ( assembled ) in China, could be considerable, but I haven’t heard that.
Nevertheless, I believe that we should make at least half of essential goods here, with the ability to scale. The comment that engineering follows manufacturing I have heard over my career, and believe. Never mind that the inconvenience and costs of communicating from Cupertino to China, the delays and inefficiencies, are massive, plus extra shipping costs and delays, just don’t add up. Plus geopolitics.
Sorry to miss your Zoom this morn, Day 6 of Covid quarantine, slept right through. Very mild symptoms, but becoming near catatonic through confinement, bless the care from my wife — best luck to US, b.rad