Fatman

China will not change, Apple needs to. Use the billions In cash to build the most advanced fab plant in the world on US soil. Reduce the number of human laborers to create the product, since that is a substantial cost, and incentivize the supply chain to move operations to the US as well.

In some ways Apple is the most brilliant marketing company ever, but naming products they barely get passing marks - through the years they have been consistently inconsistent in naming products - I truly believe they’ve lost brand equity and revenue based on confusing their customers. It’s as if they do not have a master branding strategy, each new product launch feels is as if they have a new marketing team brainstorming without an understanding of the product branding past, present and future. Air, SE, i, plus, Apple, Pro, confusing except to the most loyal Mac fans like us readers that spend the time to learn it all and keep it straight. In some cases there is feature/function overlap which calls for research and comparisons to figure out what product best fits your needs, or the product has the same name as years prior with no numerical or year designator adding confusion to a more casual buyer (is it possibly deliberate?) — a mess in my opinion.

Chinese steal, that’s what they do. A Communist valueless nation. They stole from my company, the people are friendly they bring us gifts when they visit our office and then stab you in the back when they leave. 

Class action = lawyers make money. I have two phones eligible, but honestly don’t feel Apple wronged me - I’d rather have my phone slow down than shut off unexpectedly. I understand that technology ages quickly and must be replaced fairly often a that’s just part of the deal. My brother is an Android user. Lucky if he gets three years out of them. I still have an iPhone 6 humming along after nearly 6 years - I don’t feel that the phone nor Apple owes me anything.

It’s a start, the USA will finally get back a piece the industry they invented, albeit owned by a Chinese company! — but at least within US borders. It’s too bad a consortium of US companies can’t join to create a factory (like the old Motorola/IBM/Apple PowerPC initiative).