waveparticle

JP234 said:

In my first 65 years, I never wore a watch or any other jewelry, for that matter. Just didn't like the way things felt hanging on me. I bought my wife the first gen Apple Watch right after it was released. At that time, she was the only person in the school where she taught to have one, and both teachers and students were all over her, asking about it. After a year or so, I saw how well she incorporated it into her daily routine, I decided to give it a try, and bought the new 3 series for myself. And I got used to the feeling of it on my wrist. My series 7 is a constant in my life, setting alarms, timers, calendar events, our thermostat, checking the weather, and oh yeah, telling the time. In addition, it bullies me into getting off my butt and standing, and exercising too. I've used the heart rate, ECG, blood oxygen, and mindfulness apps too.

But it's the seamless integration with the iPhone/iOS that makes it better than the Android equivalents, and no doubt we all feel the same way, and that's why the Apple Watch rules the smartwatch market.

lkrupp said:

waveparticle said:

It is going to get rougher and rougher as Apple transition manufacturing from China to much less efficient countries. I know many AI readers do not bother pay higher prices as long as Apple products are made in USA. LOL But I see Apple is forced to do this transition due to political pressure. 

India now has more people than China. India is just as capable of supporting tech manufacturing and supplying educated and trainable workers. The Chinese do not have a monopoly on capable workers. Factor in increasing automation and suddenly China is on the way out as its middle class demands more pay and better working conditions and manufacturing costs rise. For the same reason manufacturing left the West for China, Manufacturing will leave China for India, South America, Vietnam, and the like. LOL China, you will be a has-been soon.

danox said:

entropys said:

9secondkox2 said:

The obvious solution is to fix the oversight so Taiwan has a fair tax situation. 

The most obvious is to recognise Taiwan as an independent, democratic nation. That would help with the tax issue too.

it is embarrassing how badly the west has treated Taiwan, all not to offend China.

And we did that at a time when we had all the leverage against China on our side, we cast away Taiwan like a cheap suit. Just to recognize China.

avon b7 said:

Just yesterday, there were reports claiming that TSMC had massively cut orders for EUV machines from ASML.

There is a possibility that could imply less new plants (as opposed to expansion of existing plants or hardware renewal).