Forget iPhone X–Apple's Best Product Is Its Privacy Stance

Re:Forget iPhone X–Apple's Best Product Is Its Privacy Stance by MBCook on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:33PM (#15602924)

I hadn’t even thought of the manufacture angle.

If Apple were to pull out, even if the board didn’t fire Cook for that... would they be able to make phones? Is ANYWHERE on Earth capable of that other than China? I suppose you could buy all the parts from China and have them shipped somewhere else to be assembled but what would that do to the cost of the devices?

Would anyone buy an iPhone that starts at $1500 or $2000?

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Re:Forget iPhone X–Apple's Best Product Is Its Privacy Stance by rtx on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:27PM (#15603499)

I think diversifying production base would all ready be in works.

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Re:Forget iPhone X–Apple's Best Product Is Its Privacy Stance by ForHackernews on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @12:43PM (#15603046)

> Would anyone buy an iPhone that starts at $1500 or $2000?

Probably, yeah. It doesn't seem like people mind paying $1000. It would just make it even more of a status symbol.

Are iPhones a Veblen good?

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Re:Forget iPhone X–Apple's Best Product Is Its Privacy Stance by ariwilson on Wednesday November 01, 2017 @01:18PM (#15603413)

South Korea is capable of that.

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