Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t...
by bsder on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @03:48PM
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> Moving away from China is good but I wonder how much of this is PR.
Some of it is PR, but the reality is that wages have been rising in China and other countries like India are cheaper.
And, Apple spent $275B as part of a shakedown to avoid Chinese regulations. If Apple didn't start moving their business after that, the people running it are fools. I suspect Apple would be much further along on that if Covid hadn't hit in the middle of this.
Some of it is PR, but the reality is that wages have been rising in China and other countries like India are cheaper.
And, Apple spent $275B as part of a shakedown to avoid Chinese regulations. If Apple didn't start moving their business after that, the people running it are fools. I suspect Apple would be much further along on that if Covid hadn't hit in the middle of this.