Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by yrgulation on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @01:55PM (#33098934)

Germany was under a lot of pressure to end its reliance on russian gas and got a lot of flack for having allowed such high dependency. Its also a supplier of weapons and financial aid as well as a member of nato. As you can see even between allies there is a lot of critique. I suppose the question is, what is _your_ point?

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by motoxpro on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:12PM (#33099143)

I think the point is that's a little bit more complicated than you make it out to be. The USA is also "supporting the war effort" by buying fertilizer, etc from them.

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by yrgulation on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:32PM (#33099446)

Thats just whataboutism. Also the us of a is pretty much leading the effort for ukraine’s independence along with the uk.

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by srvmshr on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @02:46PM (#33099650)

If it is just whataboutism, then why bother.

India is a major US military equipment importer today by slowly pivoting from USSR tech & also a significant business partner to the US. Many multiples higher than its trade with Russia. Thats real $. We could similarly argue India is supporting the US efforts by supporting its revenue.

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by philliphaydon on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:01PM (#33103454)

The German government screwed up royally and it’s probably one of the only things trump got right when he said it was stupid to depend on Russian gas.

They should never have phased out nuclear power.

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by FpUser on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:26PM (#33100180)

Blah blah blah. Europe trades with Russia and it all that matters. Sugarcoating does not help. And India does not need it any less than Europe.

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