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There is no chance that there will be a vast number of new manufacturing jobs created by these tariffs. It takes about three years to design and build out a large manufacturing facility and another two years to get it operational. (In Apple's case they need, according to an interview, it takes about 30,000 engineers to monitor iPhone production. The chance they would be available is next to zero.) If these factories are built they will be built to employ AI robots not workers. The days of factory work are nearing an end. We need to be planning for a post work economy.

Thinner and lighter is something I have wanted for years. The problem is I need two cameras for spatial video. The rest of my family will be purchasing it. Thinner and lighter is THE killer feature for many people.

jbirdiikun said:

I get that Apple had to cut costs somewhere, but the loss of MagSafe (coupled with the $599 price tag) is disappointing.

Cases with MagSafe are being offered by third-party vendors for the iPhone16E. So, it appears one can use MagSafe accessories if one has one of these cases. Apple has likely surmised most people use cases and off loaded the magnet pricing and engineering to case makers.

One thing is for sure, whether it is tariffs or increased U.S. production Trump's policies will result in much higher prices. The challenge to Apple is not replacing low cost labor, but finding the engineers they require. They simply don't exist in the U.S. In all likelihood the tariffs will be paid and those costs passed on to the consumer. This is how the middle and lower classes are taxed without having to increase the tax rate. It is simply a way of collecting more money from the American people and not calling it a tax.

I love my current AVP and look forward to the combination of Apple Intelligence, which will be far more advanced, and an M5 AVP. Describing a virtual environment and having it created on the spot is not that far in the future.