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Trump demands 25% tariff on any iPhone not made in the US
9secondkox2 said:Come on apple! Get it moving!
In addition, the EU has got fire breathing on them in a major way.This is all talk at the moment. As we have seen, Trump has a playbook. He will make a strong demand. If there is no effort or negotiation, he will execute on that promise. Then, when stubborn parties have softened, he will negotiate again, or pivot as needed. This administration is very agile and can turn on a dime. And with Scott bessent factoring so heavily, it’s going to turn out well.Trump got criticized for helping apple with exemptions and he will surely get criticized for this. Dude can’t win with some people. -
Trump blinks: Floats suggestion that Apple might get a tariff exemption
jfabula1 said:michelb76 said:9secondkox2 said:And I’ll take Donald trump and Bessent any day over some dude on the internet named “stabitha.”
But seriously. There are so many ways to look at this. It definitely exposes predispositions. If you already hate Tru p, you’ll work to find the pessimistic angle. If you already like him, you’ll work to find the positive angle. And if you’re just a simple common sense guy, you’ll work to can appreciate what he’s trying to do while retaining the ability to see where it may go wrong - but also retain tje ability to see where it may go right. So far, for common sense folks, tje goal is admirable, results are mixed with the short time in action, and the pivot seems to preserve both the American tech company as well as the inherits of the action to begin with. The downside of all of it is of course the “short term pain” of stock volatility and posdible higher prices. But that was always a known quantity. Not some surprise. But the long term gain of fair trade is what the goal is. And it’s certainly at the very least worth the attempt. If it wasn’t trump, it would be someone else. The status quo is not sustainable without ceding our economy and leading status in the world. As one of the few truly free places in the world, this matters. We are all her for all things apple. They’re a great company. Another reason their great is that they stand for human rights, privacy, security, etc. on top of making the best stuff on earth. But take away the foundation of freedom upon which they operate and things go south. We see a microcosm in the EU and China. Hopefully, with the bold moves being made on the big stage, that’s as far as it goes. -
Trump Mobile's made-in-US iPhone 17 competitor is really made in China
9secondkox2 said:pianoman1962 said:The guy is lying through his teeth... again. Well, no surprise there. He's not fit to run a boy scouts group, let alone a country. -
Trump's new China trade deal is still bad for US business & consumers
9secondkox2 said:Mike Wuerthele said:9secondkox2 said:Interesting article.As we’ve seen in this admin, things are always in motion and never stuck in the mud.So we will see how these deals turn out for the long term benefit of America.But one thing is for certain: something msjor had to be done. Constantly losing ground to other nations was not sustainable. Sure, you might get a cheaper iPhone today, but you may not even be able to get an iPhone tomorrow.I’ll take long term over short term any day.
If he really wanted to restore manufacturing to the US, he'd fund education to the maximum extent possible. We do not have the manufacturing manpower base or educated populace needed to do this!
He and his party are doing the opposite.
"Things are always in motion" is not a good thing for international trade relations or US businesses that don't know what to expect, or budget for, on a day-to-day basis.Manpower is fully available. Have you looked at the unemployment rates? Education is a matter of training. Unfortunately, much of what passes for education today has little to do with reading, writing, and arithmetic. That’s thanks to a partisan led federal education department. The states do a better job. Almost anyone can learn how to do repetitive things, no matter how detailed. The key is starting. Sure it takes time. But it never happens unless you start. A lot of unemployed people today would love to have these jobs.
Manufacturers have been struggling to fill the jobs they already have. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics there have been over half a million open manufacturing jobs for a while. Further, in 2024, 65% of manufacturing firms have said that recruiting and retaining workers was their number 1 business challenge. Your claim that manpower is fully available is simply made up. The available data and manufactures tell a completely different story. Also, that you see manufacturing as simply doing "repetitive things" shows how little you actually know are about the sector. That was certainly true in the 1940s and 50s but the world has changed. Machinery and processes are far more sophisticated and require skill and education. The hardest skills to find are the ones that maintain and fix equipment. It takes one to two years to teach those skills and another one to two years to contextualize those skills to the specific plant environment. If we take your grossly simplified "The key is starting", then what has this administration done to start? The answer is, nothing. In your idealized world a company will now have to carry the investment costs related to training people over years while they also pay tariffs. This whole situation has raised the cost of trying to manufacture in the U.S. rather than making it easier.
This fantasy where tariffs make it expensive to manufacture overseas so companies start producing more in the U.S. is just disconnected from reality. If we can't fill the jobs we have how are we going to fill a bunch more? All we are doing is making things more expensive.
Also, federal education department? Nothing says "I have no idea what I'm talking about" like making up a new governmental department. There is a United States Department of Education and they having nothing to do with setting educational curriculum, that is the responsibility of the states. The Department of Education manages financial aid, collect general data on schools, disseminate research and ensure equal access to education. You claim that schools don't focus on reading, writing and arithmetic is just straight up bullish!t. My kid graduated from high school last year and I can assure you that they spent 12 years learning reading, writing, arithmetic and history.
I'm genuinely curious, do you just make this stuff up out of thin air or do you hear talking points and lack the critical thought skills to verify them? Everything I posted here from the number of unfilled manufacturing jobs to what the Department of Education is actually called and what they actually do takes minutes to find with a web search. Why you concisely embarrass yourself with false claims is beyond me.
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Apple sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks
gatorguy said:Blackwhitepanda said:Right move. What Prosser did, was not a rumor. It was stealing secrets. -
Apple sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 leaks
9secondkox2 said:Prosser isn’t that dumb. If he were to discuss something that could implicate him, he’s do so in person or via pseudonym Signal chat.That text string was clearly designed to cover his butt should the need arise. Lo and behold…
but no question, what took place was wrong on the parts of himself and even more so the person he spoke with - and quite possibly the apple employee. Have a hard time believing an employee with THAT important of a secret “forgets” to properly handle/store/secure the device. And it’s clear that he was showing it off at the least to one person who didn’t need to know.As much as I love tech leaks, Apple should really go hard after the three of them. This is wrong. Were I the design team or apple leadership, I’d be beyond furious. -
iPhone 17 may have been spotted in the wild
charlesn said:Stabitha_Christie said:Wesley_Hilliard said:Stabitha_Christie said:I love a good rumor as much as the next person but can we not normalize this kind of behavior? While it isn't illegal to take someone's photo in public is still an invasion of privacy and promoting this kind of thing will only lead to more instances of this kind of thing.
Like I said in the piece, it's not something that's going to be a problem because these kinds of design changes are very rare. Nearly every other prototype iPhone has looked identical to its predecessor with the exception of iPhone X, which was prototyped in a literal brick-sized box IIRC.I wouldn't worry about this becoming a common way to leak iPhone information. -
iPhone 17 may have been spotted in the wild
macgui said:Stabitha_Christie said:Wesley_Hilliard said:Stabitha_Christie said:I love a good rumor as much as the next person but can we not normalize this kind of behavior? While it isn't illegal to take someone's photo in public is still an invasion of privacy and promoting this kind of thing will only lead to more instances of this kind of thing.
Like I said in the piece, it's not something that's going to be a problem because these kinds of design changes are very rare. Nearly every other prototype iPhone has looked identical to its predecessor with the exception of iPhone X, which was prototyped in a literal brick-sized box IIRC.I wouldn't worry about this becoming a common way to leak iPhone information.
Let's assume this is an actual pic and not AI. Sunglasses knew he'd be the subject of pics if the rumors of his security team are accurate. The whole situation gives me a "staged" feel. Who is he? An Apple employee doesn't seem probably. Why was he photographing the alleged 17 outdoors in what appears to be a public area? Who provided the phone? Is this an Official Apple Leak?
Then there's a question (of me at least) of whether or not as previously mentioned this is an AI generated rendering and not a photo. The third finger of the left hand looks to be obscured by some artifact. Sunglasses' reflection in the 17 looks to me to be at a wrong angle. Sunglasses' sunglasses reflect almost completely different images. That might be explained by a bend in a bridge. That whole situation gives me "fake" feel.
All speculation on my part. You're all free to move about the cabin.
I think you raise interesting questions and the article could have been written and discussion could be had all while respecting the person's privacy. Simply blurring the face would have done the trick. -
Apple's 'F1: The Movie' box office set to pass $400 million this weekend
danox said:Turns out patience and building from the ground up, worked out better than buying one of those very large existing movie studios for billions upon billions of dollars. -
New 'Liquid Glass' WWDC OS overhaul will preview 20th anniversary iPhone
Seriously AI? You are going to use someone else’s artwork in your article and not credit them for their work? Y’all know better.