lmac

Well that's going to disappoint the dozens of users on this platform.

eightzero said:

it is inconsistent with "we focus on making things people love." True, but only when it makes us a fucktonne of cash.

Totally agree. If they were into making things people love, they'd still make iPod nanos, but of course, that would cut into their phone profits. I ended up buying a used nano when my old one got wet and stopped working. Way lighter than an iPhone for exercise, and works offline, where I spend a fair bit of time. Battery lasts for days. But I guess there's no profit in that anymore. Same with the AirPort. Still, as I stray from the Apple ecosystem to other products like Mesh wireless, my loyalty to Apple begins to slip. One of the reasons I've stuck with iTunes is that I had Airport express wired to my stereo system. I guess I'm supposed to buy a HomePod and an Apple watch but I'm not interested.

Pretty soon people won't buy Macs at all. Well it’s not like Apple is making new Macs that anyone wants. Shitty laptop keyboards, overpriced Black iMac, outdated locked down pro and hobbled mini. Tired of waiting for a new Mac.

If the new MacBook Air is in the pipeline, it will likely have the new, flawed, butterfly keyboard and the USB-C ports that nobody wanted.

lkrupp said:

So how about import duties on Apple products imported into the United States? Would that encourage Apple to manufacture in the USA also? Harley Davidson announced it will move manufacturing overseas to avoid foreign tariffs. Why is it always a one way street for us in the U.S.? Foreign countries can level all sorts of taxes and tariffs to encourage manufacturing in within their borders. But let the U.S. try the same thing and all hell breaks loose. When we do it it’s a trade war. Canada, for example, levies a 250% tariff on milk imported from the U.S. for the express purpose of protecting its dairy farmers from vastly more efficient and productive American dairy farmers.

Again, why is it a one-way street?

It's not a one way street. For example, the Canadian tariff on milk is 0.8%, and the 250% tariff only kicks in after the U.S. imports go beyond the agreed upon (by both sides) quota. Beyond the quota (how much milk do 30 million people need?) is considered dumping, and is designed to kill the Canadian dairy industry, just as the Chinese have been dumping below cost solar panels in the U.S. to kill the American solar industry. We should and do protect our local industries with tariffs too. It's not a one way street. We are not suckers, and we are not being taken advantage of, despite what some politicians would like you to believe in order to get you riled up.

However, your idea that the phones for a region should be made there (including the U.S.) is an interesting way to solve this problem and create local jobs. But Tim Cook would never go along with that because phones made in the U.S. for U.S. purchases would cost double or triple what they do now because of our higher standard of living.