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Old 01-27-2013, 07:06 AM   #399 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Apple would be the example. Their supply chain will follow.

Foxconn Planning U.S. Expansion Alongside Apple's Push for Domestic Mac Production - Mac Rumors

Manufacturing will repatriate to the USA, but the jobs won't because ... robots!
Their planning seems limited though ? From the same article :

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With Cook's announcement regarding domestic Mac production for 2013, the company is clearly testing the waters, perhaps with a low volume product like the Mac Pro, but the company faces major challenges if it wishes to bring operations on the scale of iPhone production to the United States.
It always (or usually) pays to make low volume products closer to the consumer.
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