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1. There was an Apple shareholder motion asking Apple to diversity its supply chain (Vietnam/India) so that it relies less on China.  I voted yes on that motion, and I would say that this also applies to the US as a whole. We need to lessen our manufacturing dependence on China: it's a brutal authoritarian state.
2. There's speculation that in a war with China, the US and/or its allies would destroy all of TSMC's facilities in Taiwan if China invaded and if it becomes likely that they would fall under CCP control.  Both of these issues are national security concerns that have to be addressed. I think that it is reasonable to assume that the US would not be able to depend on Chinese made goods/manufacturing if there is a conflict over Taiwan.  

TDLR: dear Apple, diversify your supply chain, or better yet, get out to China. 

Not updating until Apple releases a USB-C iPhone.  I'll have to wait another year I guess.

I've had the M1 Max MacBook for about a week.  It's like going from DOS to Windows 95, or from Windows 98 to OS X, or from my old dumb phone to an iPhone....etc.  My old intel MacBook seems that outdated in comparison. Speed is incredible and NO fan noise/heat. Insane.

melgross said:

it would be here Nov 2, which happens to be my birthday, so I’m happy about that.

That's quite a birthday present. Congrats  

Just got a tracking number for mine today. Arriving on Friday  (original shipping estimate was November 3-5).