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Re:Apple Taps Bob Mansfield to Oversee Car Project by protomyth on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @01:04AM (#12163438)
I'm not talking about getting out of the hardware business.

"The factory that Jobs had configured to produce 10,000 computers every month produced hundreds every month. Because of the low volume, human labor was cheaper than maintaining the automated equipment."

http://lowendmac.com/2013/next-years-steve-jobs-before-trium...

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Re:Apple Taps Bob Mansfield to Oversee Car Project by ams6110 on Tuesday July 26, 2016 @01:11AM (#12163464)
My point was that he built a great factory. That is not diminished by his inability to sell the product.

But, he is gone and as others note it was a long time ago. It's probably not very relevant, in retrospect.

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