mknelson

I thought you meant vintage as in an older piece, but I see it's actually Vintage as part of the product name.

That's sad when they could have done something cool!

mikethemartian said:

JamesCude said:

Quick show of hands: how many red hats are itching to assemble phones for below minimum wage in sweat shop conditions? I’ll wait…

In China they make about $1.60 USD per hour for the first 40 hours and then time and a half for overtime from 40 to 60. Plus it is seasonal so they have to move back and forth between the plant and home.

The cost of living in China is a lot less so it's difficult to compare to US wages.

Annoyingly, the Canadian Federal government approved the hearing aid features many months ago, but several provinces are sticking with OTC hearing products requiring a prescription so nobody in Canada can access the hearing aid and test features.

Can the Vietnamese population afford an imported American SUV? Farm products seem more likely if they can't get from a more regional partner already.

Is Vietnam actually paying the tariffs or is it the American consume or importers? The latter are more typical.

Apple's easy defence: the stock price history.

It was on a pretty steady upward trend until the end of 2024. The big fall was after Trump announced his tariffs.