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Re:No, You Can’t Manufacture That Like Apple Does by DocSportello on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:02AM (#34273364)
Honest question: is it really so hard to manufacture these inserts in the US?
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Re:No, You Can’t Manufacture That Like Apple Does by WJW on Friday January 06, 2023 @06:44AM (#34273659)
It's not hard but it's much cheaper to do it abroad, even after factoring in shipping.
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Re:No, You Can’t Manufacture That Like Apple Does by Cthulhu_ on Friday January 06, 2023 @08:13AM (#34274227)
Last or year-before-last's container shortage + Evergrande shook that one up though.
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Re:No, You Can’t Manufacture That Like Apple Does by MengerSponge on Friday January 06, 2023 @07:40AM (#34274016)
No, not really. But the margins aren't great, and you've got to allocate the manufacturing capacity to make the paper, which takes time.
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Re:No, You Can’t Manufacture That Like Apple Does by elzbardico on Friday January 06, 2023 @05:39PM (#34282346)
Once you did the initial capital investment, no.
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