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by mikeash 4756 days ago
Apple stuff has been saying "Designed in California, made in China" for years now.
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drzaiusapelord 4756 days ago
I get that, my point is that you could just say "Assembled and designed in the US" and be done with it. Does mentioning California really give them so much more culture cachet?
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jfb 4756 days ago
It's pretty precious, yeah.
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mikeash 4756 days ago
Why alter the current pattern? I imagine they like it.
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mikeash 4755 days ago
Turns out it's more than that. They really really care about this tagline:

http://www.apple.com/designed-by-apple/

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