[eschneider]

That's the situation NOW, but it can certainly change in the future. Work with Google as a hardware vendor, grow the Android market with them, and eventually they don't need you and cut you out. It happens.

[amadeuspagel]

An american company is never going to be able to produce phones as cheaply as a korean or a chinese company.

[rickdeckard]

Let me assure you, Apple is capable to produce a cheaper device than any other smartphone vendor in the world today.

[paulryanrogers]

In concert with Foxconn and others.

[tomrod]

Further, much of android could be forked.