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mikethemartian said:

Apparently an appeals court has lifted the first court block in tariffs but a second court has also placed a new block.

Hey, great. More instability. Just what every American business needs to thrive. This administration's Big Plan is really working!




Wait. Did I say "business?" I meant to say "short seller" and "inside trader."

9secondkox2 said:

Will be interesting to see the fruit of continued talks between cook and the president. 

Tarriffs are no fun. But necessary to restore the balance of power in global trade. 

The president has tried to help apple through this as much as possible. Bow it’s Cook’s turn to do his part. Hopefully this lights a fire under him to get after it. 

As one of the few who imagines that Trump "has a plan" behind all the tariff bluster, I'm going to ask you again. Trump has given Apple four weeks to build and open an iPhone factory in the United States, or face a 25% tariff on all iPhone imports. Since that is impossible to do, what is it you think Tim Cook should say to "do his part?" 

9secondkox2 said:

Little Bonta isn’t going to do anything. The president has the authority to impose tarriffs and exercise trade policy. Tarriffs ate a trade tool. And he’s using them to get things fairer for America. 

Cook has Trumps number. Just needs to call and provide some assurances. 

Bonta needs to watch Bambi vs Godzilla. 

You still haven’t answered my question. Trump’s demand that Apple open a US iPhone factory in weeks or face a targeted 25% tariff is impossible. If you’re Tim Cook, what’s your response to an impossible demand? 

This starts to perhaps support my argument that the home hub itself will be a screen-less, stationary box, like Apple TV, that will provide centralized computational power to enable AI on all home-networked devices, including HomePods, TVs and dedicated home control screens. The J490 screens described here would be comparatively inexpensive portable terminals, networked to the hub. Wall mounts (and other mount options) would give the screens a powered home base, with the idea that a home would have multiple screens distributed to key locations. 

Waiting for the reality-defying explanation from @9secondkox2 about how this is “all part of the plan.”

Even if Apple thought they could move iPhone manufacturing to the US, it would take years. A 25% tariff now isn’t going to help with that.