I'm tired of stupid people treating me like I'm an idiot

It's really surreal to watch the US right now - people in power are just making up things to please the dear leader, who himself is making up stuff all the time. This does not end well guys, not at all.

taylodl•1h ago

To your point - this is all theater. It's stalling for time until this administration is out of office. Site selection alone could take years, but hey, we pledged! It's business-as-usual in Banana Republics and the multinationals have experience working in those environments.

belter•1h ago

That is what happens when you are part of a cult and sycophants with PhDs in Economics, go unchallenged on CNBC, willing to lose their reputation of years just to indulge a convicted criminal.

Tim Cook already explained multiple times why Apple manufactures in China, it's not about low labor costs anymore (China stopped being the low-cost country years ago). It's about the sophisticated supply chain ecosystem and manufacturing expertise they've built up: https://youtu.be/_ng8xQ-SNGc?t=576

".. China stopped being the low labor cost country many years ago and that low labor costs are NOT why Apple manufactures there..."

mgh2•2h ago

https://archive.is/vNkb4

v5v3•1h ago

Tim Cook currently speaking live with Trump at the Whitehouse

UncleOxidant•1h ago

You just have to tell the dear leader what he wants to hear. Doesn't mean you're really going to do it.

v5v3•51m ago

Tim brought a gift for Trump.

https://www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/tim-cook-trump-meeting-...

insane_dreamer•25m ago

They could buy Intel, inject the $ to build its new fabs (currently on hold), get its foundries up to TSMC level, and start manufacturing at least some of its M chips in the US.

Probably won't happen (and some people will say we should just let Intel fall), but wouldn't be the worst way to invest in the US. And would reduce dependency on Taiwan. And it fits with their vertical integration strategy.