One Bold Move Apple Has Not Yet Made (domestic manufacturing) • Hacker News Board

Re: One Bold Move Apple Has Not Yet Made (domestic manufacturing)

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Post by kls » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 3:25 AM UTC

pc wrote: post #32

This proposal is operationally stupid and morally dubious. From an operational/supply-chain standpoint: Manufacturing happens in the Pearl River Delta in China for two reasons: speed and cost. The cost is not so much a function of the cheap labour as the proximity to component suppliers and abundance of manufacturing expertise. It's easy to build electronics around Shenzhen for the same reason that it's easy to build…

Why do the inhabitants of Detroit deserve jobs more than those of the cities around Shenzhen?

Because they pay taxes on wages they earn in my country, if not they are supported by social programs in my country that are paid for by my tax dollars. Change that and I am all for it, until then I prefer job creation in my country.

Re: One Bold Move Apple Has Not Yet Made (domestic manufacturing)

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Post by kemiller » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 4:03 PM UTC

CountSessine wrote: post #28

kemiller wrote: post #10

I would have sworn that the fancy new unibody cases were manufactured domestically.

Apple has a video on their website showcasing the unibody. The milling machine that the unibodies are being made in is covered in Chinese characters and the factory workers all appear to be asian. So probably not.

Huh. I just remember the media event where it was introduced them talking about the almost fully-automated factory and how that meant it could be domestic. But if the rest is still made in China I suppose that doesn't make any sense. Must have been a rumor I misremembered.

Re: One Bold Move Apple Has Not Yet Made (domestic manufacturing)

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Post by scottyallen » Tue, Jul 13, 2010, 8:31 PM UTC

ptomato wrote: post #14

scottyallen wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

The cases for these American-made products could be painted to look like an American flag. Think of the possibilities to market that to the wheat belt:)

That is not something that Apple would ever do (while Jobs is alive, at least).

I was being sarcastic:)