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Lighter than normal WWDC expected without significant Apple Intelligence upgrades
MassiveAttack said:Why not skip WWDC2025 for first time?
Rotten Apple.
If it is true, AAPL will tank again with a timid upgrade..
But iPhone has been boring since iPhone 12.
The last exciting moment was iPhone X.
https://fransmayra.fi/2014/10/11/iphone-6-boring-but-must-have/
ah no, wait — since the iPhone 4s:
https://gizmodo.com/iphone-4s-i-am-disappoint-5846563
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Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs blocked by U.S. trade court
foregoneconclusion said:randominternetperson said: What happens when the Sec of Homeland Security orders her U.S. Customs and Border Production officers to collect tariff revenue from ships in port after a court as said those tariffs are null and void?The Supreme Court was very clear that the Administration "facilitate" the return of kidnapped and illegally deported Abrego Garcia.
How's that going?
(Let's please not argue that case; I merely use it as an example to illustrate that we're already seeing the administration simply ignore both the rule of law and court orders, with zero repercussions.) -
Trump 'Liberation Day' tariffs blocked by U.S. trade court
ssfe11 said:The Founding Fathers knew a dictator or a king wannabe would sooner or later come to power so they devised a series of checks and balances. The Courts have spoken!
What happens when laws are clear, courts have decided, and neither is enforced? -
White House says Trump doesn't want to harm Apple and iPhone prices won't rise
Was Hassett the guy who was explaining and justifying tariffs in a press conference, only to be informed by a journalist that Trump had just randomly rescinded them as he spoke?
These officials have zero clue what’s going on, because nothing is cleared with them, nothing is planned, and nothing makes sense.They are blindsided by whatever Tr*mp barfs into a microphone somewhere. -
Trump's 25% smartphone tariff starts just in time for the iPhone 17
Chock_Mossley said:Calamander said:Countries making iPhones
- India
- Vietnam
- Brazil
Soon: Indonesia - same thing they said you can't sell iPhones here if you don't make any here. Apple agreed to invest $1Bn.
But... the USA can't do it? So India can do it. Vietnam can do it. Brazil (high tech wonderland lol) can make iPhones.
Surely it's going to be a huge hassle to set up iPhone production in the USA, when nothing's been made here for decades. But in the long run, it will be a lot better for Apple. Apple also has north of 200Bn in cash stashed away, so they can afford it many times over to invest in plants here.
As it is, Apple is extremely reliant on China. China can basically do whatever it wants with Apple, and Apple has to say yes. Not a good position to be n.
Labor costs won't be an issue since plants can be 100% automated - as Xiaomi has shown.
SpaceX makes Starlink devices in Texas, Tesla cars in Californa and Texas, plus a giant automated gigafactory for batteries in Nevada. So yeah, absolutely, high tech can be made in the USA. I am not saying it's easy, or a piece of cake, but it can be done. Maybe Tim should ask Elon for advice...
PS: Xiaomi was copying Tesla for factory automation... Tesla factories are the most modern in the world. Elon invested a lot of time and energy in making them efficient to the point where they're better than anyone else's factories.