[mythz]

> Taking 9 months to diversify manufacturing of a $2T business is probably worth it.

It's not clear why the most valuable company in the world should abandon their logistical strategy and industry envious high margins to risk their focus and war chest on a gamble that would almost undoubtedly make themselves more uncompetitive with lower margins, increased prices and less units sold.

As for diversity, iPhone parts are sourced from multiple countries, whilst most are assembled by Foxconn in China, they're a Taiwanese multinational manufacturer with factories in India, Thailand, Malaysia, the Czech Republic, South Korea, Singapore and the Philippines.

Apple already manufactures their larger more expensive Mac Pro and iMacs products in the US but I don't see them manufacturing any iOS devices unless it's mostly automated by robots.