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Re:Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US... by re-thc on Monday April 07, 2025 @09:18PM (#43617484)
> Wouldn’t it make sense then to spin up a separate final assembly within the US?

Like it can just be done?

> Or do their sales not warrant that kind of investment?

It's not so simple. That's the equivalent of other countries thinking they can just spin up a "silicon valley" outside the US. Sales or not it doesn't work like that.

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Re:Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US... by theteapot on Monday April 07, 2025 @09:29PM (#43617547)
Silicon Valley == assembling laptops?
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Re:Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US... by re-thc on Monday April 07, 2025 @09:39PM (#43617607)
The point is you can’t just shift and replicate so easily.

Same applies whether it’s farms or even clouds.

You downplay and make it sound easy. It’s all great in theory and to talk about it.

Imagine if everyone moved assembly to the US. The demand would skyrocket salaries and other costs with supplying not keeping up and then you’d be paying even more than the tariffs itself.

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Re:Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US... by hedora on Monday April 07, 2025 @10:40PM (#43617875)
Assembly plants are easier to spin up than, say fabs. Foxconn is doing exactly that:

https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/news/6068073

Not sure how many jobs that translates to. Their assembly lines are incredibly automated, so many of them require advanced degrees will pay well. There’s probably also some manual assembly work too.

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Re:Framework temporarily pausing some laptop sales in the US... by re-thc on Monday April 07, 2025 @11:34PM (#43618133)
> Foxconn is doing exactly that

They did too in Wisconsin in 2017. /s

Let’s see when it actually happens.

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