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  • Apple chip partner TSMC plans to launch 7nm process in 2018, 5nm in 2020

    kpomkpom
    So what happens to Moore's Law after 2020? Is it finally "repealed," or are there other materials (e.g. gallium oxide) that can keep semiconductor processes moving forward?
    cornchip

  • Donald Trump promises to make Apple manufacture in US instead of China

    kpomkpom
    anton zuykov said:
    Maybe if Apple could bring home the money that it already paid all the legal taxes on overseas and was not facing double taxation if they did, they just might manufacture more here.  IDK, just a thought.  I stand ready to be flamed as it's not a subject I know much about.
    I bet the main concern for Apple is how much they spend on assembling a single product.
    1. I doubt it will be the same sum for products assembled here, in the US comparing to what Apple has to pay for that in China.
    2. I doubt that bringing taxes and paying them in the US is going to help alleviate 1) problem.
    Eliminating double taxation would make it easier for Apple to reinvest in R&D in the US. Those are the high-paying jobs these days, anyway.
    hodar

  • Donald Trump promises to make Apple manufacture in US instead of China

    kpomkpom
    tele1234 said:
    Putting aside the fact the guy is a colossal bigot, what's wrong with trying to encourage bringing industry home?

    It's stupidly idealistic to say have it done 100% by tomorrow, but something like "50% USA-based profit has to come from USA-manufactured goods by 2023" or something is more realistic, and impose a tax penalty for those that don't - the proceeds of which go towards aiding in funding US-based manufacturing.
    Placing onerous requirements will just drive more companies away from the US. Our tax code already does that enough. Making it easier for American companies to bring overseas profits back home, and lowering the corporate tax rate to attract more foreign investment in the US would do more to create jobs. But those are more abstract, and so are harder to sell politically, particularly when one party's solution to every problem is to raise taxes and spend more money on it, and the other party is more concerned with social issues that have already been decided.
    hodar

  • Donald Trump promises to make Apple manufacture in US instead of China

    kpomkpom
    Remember, Trump supporters are largely people who we used to call "Reagan Democrats." They are mostly pro-union, non-college educated, and like Social Security and Medicare, but don't trust Democrats on social issues. They used to rally around conservative Republicans, but are fed up with the Republicans, too. Economic populism plays well with this crowd.
    lostkiwi

  • Review: Apple Smart Battery Case for iPhone 6 & 6s

    kpomkpom
    satchmo said:
    rogifan_old said:
    nolamacguy said:
    the "baffling" design decisions aren't baffling. you just didn't understand why they did them. Gruber does:

    http://daringfireball.net/2015/12/the_curious_case_of_the_curious_case
    Gruber, Rene Ritchie and Jim Dalrymple get it. And since there are third-party options, which are even sold Apple stores, what's there to complain about. Buy something else if you don't like this option.
    Not so sure about Ritchie and Dalrymple's views...those two are getting annoyingly fanboyish. At least Gruber dares to cross the line and admits it's a very 'un-Apple like design'.

    However, writing a lengthy article to justify something so 'ungainly', is excuse-making at it's best. When has Apple neglected aesthetics and beauty in it's products? How many times have we heard Jobs or Cook gush over the 'gorgeous' design of an iPhone or MacBook.

    I'm all for functionality and usability. Heck, I wish there was more of it from Apple. To start, give me an iPhone that isn't so slippery to the touch. But let's just stop with the bullsh*t and apologizing for clearly, a case that never should have been needed in the first place.
    Not everyone "needs" this case. iPhone battery life has never been at the top of the market, so this is nothing new. Anyway, accessories have never been held to the same aesthetic standard as core devices. Apple under Steve Jobs sold iPod Socks, tacky bands to "convert" iPod nanos to watches, and the hockey puck mouse. 
    nolamacguy