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by azurezyq 2866 days ago
Screen&flash- South Korea, CPU - TSMC(Taiwan), frames - China.

Which high value part are you talking about is made in us?
1 comments
winthrowe 2866 days ago
The software, I would presume. The Snow Crash quote "America makes movies, music, and microcode" has never seemed more true.
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pjmlp 2866 days ago
I would bet Apple uses offshoring development sites like any corporation on the same league.
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ams6110 2866 days ago
Not sure I make the same bet. Generally you don't outsource your core competencies. Design and software are Apple's core competencies. Assembling hardware is not.
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pjmlp 2866 days ago
You might be surprised how many core competencies are done by the major consulting firms.
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sokoloff 2866 days ago
Offshoring doesn't necessarily mean outsourcing.
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