The iPhone is assembled in China from parts made all over the world. If you would like to see more of the real story of who is making money off the iPhone, see the diagram below. It is a little complex, but you can see that the iPhone is a "Global" phone and saying it is made in China is actually ridiculous. It is only assembled in China from parts made everywhere, including the US.
<span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif;font-size:16px;line-height:normal;">"The final assembly and customization of the iPhone takes place at the Foxconn factory in Shenzhen, China, a complex that employs 250,000 workers. Foxconn is a subdiary of the Taiwanese electronics manufacturer Hon Hai Precision Industry Company which specializes in contract manufacturing. For each iPhone imported in the United States, its entire factory gate price ($194.04 in this case) is attributed as a trade deficit with China. In reality, only about 3% of the wholesale added value takes place in China, with the bulk of it concerning Korean and German suppliers (mostly for flash memory and tactile screen). In this case, the product exaggerates the true extent of trade imbalances since the country of origin accounts for a small share of the total added value of the good. By controlling distribution and marketing, Apple is able to capture about 45% of its total value."</span>
Nice graph and I like the way they explain things, but it always bugs me when "other" is so large. Why bother reporting Japan at $0.70 when 'Other' is over $60.00?
I still think it remains to be seen where Apple's final manufacturing point will be in the US. Union labor is expensive ... even more so in California.
Unlikely that they'd do it in CA. And while union labor is expensive, there's not all that much labor involved in assembling a phone - especially with appropriate automation.
…do you find it necessary for people to read that with every single one of your posts?
I like it better when he doesn't post and just thumb-ups others' posts. It's a two-for: we don't have to see his stuff and it roots out other like-minded… users.
Now, there's a scary thought. Would it be possible to block him from up-thumbing a post? I'd hate to find myself in the awkward position of having made a comment and then see he actually goes and AGREES with it!
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Originally Posted by MacRulez
Kudos to Apple for following Samsung's plans announced last year to bring tech jobs to the US.
Desperate and transparent. Are you paid by the post?
It was either a poor attempt at sarcasm or a successful attempt at trolling. Either way, just ignore.
Nice graph and I like the way they explain things, but it always bugs me when "other" is so large. Why bother reporting Japan at $0.70 when 'Other' is over $60.00?
Unlikely that they'd do it in CA. And while union labor is expensive, there's not all that much labor involved in assembling a phone - especially with appropriate automation.
Originally Posted by Slurpy
…do you find it necessary for people to read that with every single one of your posts?
I like it better when he doesn't post and just thumb-ups others' posts. It's a two-for: we don't have to see his stuff and it roots out other like-minded… users.
Now, there's a scary thought. Would it be possible to block him from up-thumbing a post? I'd hate to find myself in the awkward position of having made a comment and then see he actually goes and AGREES with it!