Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' labeling

Re:Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' l... by pphysch on Friday August 05, 2022 @02:11PM (#32359763)

> Look at what happened to Nike and H&M after they voiced concerns about Xinjiang.

A global company that wastes resources engaging in hysterically overblown State Department propaganda is a company that compromises the credibility of its leadership to make intelligent strategic decisions.

We're out of the unipolar era, and companies that are stuck it in it will get outpaced.

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Re:Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' l... by cromwellian on Friday August 05, 2022 @04:28PM (#32361598)

I think Google proved you can live and thrive without the China domestic market.

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Re:Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' l... by pphysch on Friday August 05, 2022 @06:18PM (#32362620)

Google doesn't have any full-spectrum peer competitors, much less any that are operating in both PRC and USA.

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Re:Apple warns suppliers to follow China rules on 'Taiwan' l... by cromwellian on Friday August 05, 2022 @08:30PM (#32363572)

Apple didn't either (for premium smartphones) until, arguably, basing their manufacturing there helped standup a large infrastructure that could easily be turned around to make Huawei, Xiaomi, and other devices.

If Apple had somehow managed to make iPhones in Vietnam instead of Shenzhen, would they really be facing the premium tier competition from Huawei they face in the EU?

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