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Originally Posted by allenbf
insane numbers but awesome for investors.
I am not sure 100k in China is an insane number. But it's a good start.
We read so much about pros and cons of iOS v....
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Originally Posted by mvigod
Why don't they take into account tablets? It is known well that tablets are cannibalizing laptop/desktop sales rapidly. Apple's model is to disrupt others as well as its existing...
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Originally Posted by jragosta
That ignores all the other costs of assembling in the US.
- Legal expenses
- Taxes
- Overheads
- Creating the infrastructure to allow them to manage high volume...
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Originally Posted by Brian Jojade
This isn't something new. I've noticed iMacs coming with the Assembled in USA moniker for at least a year. It's only some batches though.
Usually, those are...
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Originally Posted by hill60
Samsung have been the number one handset vendor in the US for almost a decade.
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
Really? I thought Nokia and SE...
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Originally Posted by SolipsismX
They do dominate in mindshare. Asymco posted an article recently about marketing costs. Apple pays very little but seems to be everywhere. I guess that domination could drop but...
This is a classic dilemma. How many American holders of Apple shares truly want domestic manufacturing? How many really want Apple to "bring back" its profits?
In the first instance, large scale domestic manufacturing is...
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Originally Posted by Gazoobee
Thinner and lighter means:
- lower shipping costs
- less pollution generated
- fewer computers in the landfill
- more efficient...
