It’s unacceptable that Apple should be caught so unprepared when this President made his intentions very clear about trade with China before and after the election. Apple should’ve been making plans for alternative suppliers and had those plans in place by now. It’s just plain tunnel vision.
As if Trump is that predictable. I'm sure you saw every single thing coming from a mile away. Meanwhile, no one in the tech industry has made a single move to avoid this because no one knows what Trump is talking about including Trump.
What you’re really saying is that American purchasers should pay more.
What I'm really saying is Apple should STFU and pay their damn tariffs.
You already know that Apple won't absorb the tariffs. Prices will climb for consumers not just for Apple, but across the board for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Macs.
Prices will increase across the board as companies increase pricing to offset the tariffs. This will be industry-wide.
What you’re really saying is that American purchasers should pay more.
What I'm really saying is Apple should STFU and pay their damn tariffs.
You already know that Apple won't absorb the tariffs. Prices will climb for consumers not just for Apple, but across the board for iPhones, Android phones, PCs, and Macs.
I think this how Trump administration play the tariff game with Americans. Most government entities are using Windows PCs and servers. Trump increases next year federal budget by $330 billions. I think a lot of them is due to increased cost of purchasing Windows PCs and servers. So our federal government will not hurt because of tariffs.
What you’re really saying is that American purchasers should pay more.
Short term pain for long term gain? Doesn't sound like a bad trade-off.
Besides, who here is buying that machine anyway? It's for enterprise not consumers.
There is no "long term gain" in this particular scenario. Tariffs only hurt China if it forces the consumer to choose an alternative not made in their country, and if this caliber of a computer is what enterprise requires then they're the ones paying the tariff (indirectly). China still wins, US government gets the tariff money, enterprise (and consumer) lose.
What you’re really saying is that American purchasers should pay more.
Short term pain for long term gain? Doesn't sound like a bad trade-off.
Besides, who here is buying that machine anyway? It's for enterprise not consumers.
You meant to say: "Short term pain for longer term increased pain" right? Everybody loses in tariff wars...
The Free Market ultimately decides who does the best, quickest and cheapest work and moves there. The Free Market spoke. But some are unhappy about that.
WE pay those tariffs, not Apple. Apple is just the middleman.
Trus. Apple is a business to make profit. If it cannot make enough profit selling Mac Pro it will simply cease producing it no matter it is made in USA or China.
Does Trump forbid federal agencies use Windows PCs and servers made from China?
No.
Further analysis shows that although Trump will increase federal budget by $330 billions partly due to increased cost of purchasing Windows PCs and servers make from China, it is compensated due to the tariffs collected. So it is the private Americans bearing the cost of higher tariffs.
Who cares that there are tariffs on Apple Mac Pro parts. So Apple raises the price 25% (or some factor that includes the China-made parts). Surely Pixar can afford the added cost!
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Besides, who here is buying that machine anyway? It's for enterprise not consumers.
Prices will increase across the board as companies increase pricing to offset the tariffs. This will be industry-wide.
The Free Market ultimately decides who does the best, quickest and cheapest work and moves there. The Free Market spoke. But some are unhappy about that.
https://macrofab.com/blog/decoding-tariff-impacts-us-electronics-manufacturing/