The core computation many are expecting is at the bottom:
> Analysts have said a U.S.-manufactured iPhone would be prohibitively expensive. [...] the reality of a $1000 iPhone ... would disappear", Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives wrote recently. // He suggested making iPhones in "New Jersey, or Texas, or another state" would boost their price tag to $3500
taylodl•8mo ago
I'm sure part of that analysis includes the tariff costs of importing all the parts you need to manufacture the iPhone in the United States. Mr. Trump has never run a global business involving global supply chains. He has no clue what he's doing or what he's talking about.
mdp2021•8mo ago
> Analysts have said a U.S.-manufactured iPhone would be prohibitively expensive. [...] the reality of a $1000 iPhone ... would disappear", Wedbush Securities analyst Dan Ives wrote recently. // He suggested making iPhones in "New Jersey, or Texas, or another state" would boost their price tag to $3500
taylodl•8mo ago