Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by mattwest on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @10:14PM (#33103532)

Yea but Apple isn't just the iPhone. Apple has unmatched perceived goodwill, devout customer base, and whole patent portfolio

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by sbaiddn on Thursday October 06, 2022 @08:19AM (#33107298)

Patents are worthwhile only as far as they are respected. A factory is a real asset employing many real people.

Anyway, why does SV have a lock on design? If anything computer design has gotten very stale since the early 90s when all the competitors to American computer systems finally croaked

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Re:Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production t... by 9dev on Wednesday October 05, 2022 @11:50PM (#33104184)

That still doesn’t change the fact that a tiger without teeth may roar as loud as they can, but still won’t be able to bite you.

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