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corumstation · 01-23-2017

As stated by Foxconn, all of this is tentative ... not even in an exploratory stage.

Food for thougts ...

1) The iphone has > 50 components

2) If iphone was made in the US, the cost to transport these components to the US would greatly increase the cost. But would it still be made in the US? Obviously, all of this before considering the potential tariffs and or value added taxes as proposes by Trump and his team.

3) Can Apple fabricate these components? In short, no because of patents and legal issues!

4) Even if Apple can get cooperative agreements with these other component manufactures, fab plants take time and cost. Who would pay for the capital cost? But the crux of the issue is computer and robotic automation in the majority of these fab plants. Thus, blue collar job formation will be minimal. The in demand and high paying created jobs will require education greater than the average Trump supporters have attained.

5) Debatable, but currently, the US market is number one. 20+ years from now, the Chinese market will easily eclipsed the US. As the saying goes, timing is everything! Will Trump cause the US to go into hiding?

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corumstation R7 Tuyệt Đỉnh Cao Thủ Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 5,551 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5,833 Times in 1,025 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s) Quoted: 286 Post(s) Rep Power: 25	As stated by Foxconn, all of this is tentative ... not even in an exploratory stage. Food for thougts ... 1) The iphone has > 50 components 2) If iphone was made in the US, the cost to transport these components to the US would greatly increase the cost. But would it still be made in the US? Obviously, all of this before considering the potential tariffs and or value added taxes as proposes by Trump and his team. 3) Can Apple fabricate these components? In short, no because of patents and legal issues! 4) Even if Apple can get cooperative agreements with these other component manufactures, fab plants take time and cost. Who would pay for the capital cost? But the crux of the issue is computer and robotic automation in the majority of these fab plants. Thus, blue collar job formation will be minimal. The in demand and high paying created jobs will require education greater than the average Trump supporters have attained. 5) Debatable, but currently, the US market is number one. 20+ years from now, the Chinese market will easily eclipsed the US. As the saying goes, timing is everything! Will Trump cause the US to go into hiding?