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In reply to the discussion: So Apple is about to have 100 BILLION cash on hand. [View all]Dreamer Tatum
(10,926 posts)68. The problem is that Apple wants all the benefits of the American market
with NONE of the costs.
Wow, I get ridiculed for being a RW shill all the time...I think you're right of me, even. Wow.
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What you and I consider sarcasm would be what some people are completely serious about.
HughBeaumont
Jan 2012
#75
Because those dividend checks keep rolling in, making the rich fucks who run Apple even richer.
tridim
Jan 2012
#5
I was so for the underdog status of Apple in the mid 90's, getting pounded by Microsoft and Intel
Demonaut
Jan 2012
#9
So, if Apple moved back to the states and their stock prices took a big dive as a result...
Starry Messenger
Jan 2012
#47
And which shareholders are the most likely to have power over the decision
Starry Messenger
Jan 2012
#51
Apple is no different than any other corporation that operates internationally...
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#72
Um, except Apple makes that money by saying a lusty FUCK YOU to American labor.
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#24
Labor is really only a small part of the cost of manufacturing (about %10)
EvolveOrConvolve
Jan 2012
#32
I always found that there's a fair chance you ended up having to replace it a third sooner
Eid Ma Clack Shaw
Jan 2012
#66
In other words, fit and finish are worth the extra Chinese blood, sweat, and tears.
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#69
Labor, energy and regulatory compliance are all more more expensive here than in China
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#59
because that's not enough for the major shareholders- who happen to be themselves
notadmblnd
Jan 2012
#19
It's very simple. American consumers wouldn't pay the high cost of producing their products here
badtoworse
Jan 2012
#25
Who at DU has an Iphone, IPAD, IPOD, or Apple computer? I don't. They're overpriced...
Honeycombe8
Jan 2012
#30
My supplier doesn't have $100B in the bank from fucking over Americans AND Chinese.
Dreamer Tatum
Jan 2012
#63
You've never had to buy music through iTunes for use on an Apple device.
Eid Ma Clack Shaw
Jan 2012
#39
I have over 1,000 songs on my iPod Touch, and not a single one was purchased from iTunes.
Elwood P Dowd
Jan 2012
#65