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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by nebula8804 on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @04:07PM (#30606967)
We don't make iPhones but there is this smart phone being made here.

https://puri.sm/products/librem-5-usa/

It is like 1000$ more expensive than the China version of the same phone. Could Apple and their volume get their price down? Probably but it is still going to be significantly more expensive.

If the US was desperate, we could maybe switch to this phone in an emergency?

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by coryrc on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @09:33PM (#30610307)
The ICs aren't made in USA, I doubt the passives are either (conveniently not mentioned -- glossed over by saying "USA distributors"). Sure, it's assembled in the US, but it isn't built of parts made in the USA.

Though, most of these parts were first made in the USA so there's no doubt we couldn't do it if we wanted.

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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by erosenbe0 on Wednesday March 09, 2022 @01:58AM (#30611658)
I don't think modern passives, pcbs, screens, flexes, and small hardware was first made in the USA, especially not at scale. So that's most of the components that have never been made in the USA.
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Re:America produces enough oil to meet its needs, so why do ... by KptMarchewa on Tuesday March 08, 2022 @06:32PM (#30608855)
There is comparatively 0 demand for purism. Phones are a product of an economy of scale.
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