[vaxman]

The article essentially says that if Apple can’t build reliable robots to build mobile computers more efficiently that people, then it can’t really be done. This is, of course, horsepuckey, but what do you expect from an Apple blog?

[collyw]

Isn't Apple the most highly valued company in the world at present? It's certainly one of the companies with the most resources to throw at the problem. That will give them a big advantage.

[boudin]

Throwing money doesn't solve a problem when you don't have the right people.

Took them quite a few years to fix a keyboard on their macbook line for example...