[betterThanTexas]

> There is no single company from Asia that deals in mass produced consumer goods that's capable of doing decent hardware and decent software at the same time.

Doesn't apple do most of their manufacturing in asia? I don't get your point. We certainly can't match this quality in the west.

[mschuster91]

> Doesn't apple do most of their manufacturing in asia?

Yes, but on the back of every MacBook there is the line "Designed by Apple in California" and the software is made in California as well.

Asia is just chosen for manufacturing because of the close proximity of supply chain vendors and cheap but reliable labor cost.

[betterThanTexas]

Well then Asia is de-facto doing the hardware. Apple is just paying for it.

Apple is famously sitting on a mountain of cash. How easily do you think they could replicate the supply chain of even one of their products without outsourcing it?

[drob518]

Apple is designing the hardware in the USA, not Asia. Asia designs the manufacturing process, which they are quite good at.

[mschuster91]

> Asia designs the manufacturing process, which they are quite good at.

Not even that, for some parts like the aluminium cases ("unibody") or the laser-bored microholes in their old magsafe connector for the LEDs, Apple designed the whole process.