It is specially ironic considering how dems went after Trump after he insinuated wouldn't accept the election results.
Don't take me wrong, I'm terrified about the prospect of the orange sexist taking office as much as anyone else, but he won the elections. These talks about having the EC changing their vote, or recounts are delusional.
No, that is not the reason Apple builds in Asia. That's the reason Apple keeps a lot of its funds overseas though; taxes offshore are way cheaper.
The reason Apple products are built in Asia is that the entire pipeline is way, way cheaper than producing locally. The screws you mention is a perfect example of something that won't magically happen overnight by taxes and regulations alone - even if you convince someone to build a screw factory they will still be cheaper to import. China spent decades on building this manufacturing/economical infrastructure; it doesn't happen overnight.
Oh yes, because Apple has been having a lot of growth issues, earning problems and just an overall lack of desire to invest in the US. Take a drive through Cupertino and look for the white mothership.
Think of it this way: Apple already has a shitload of cash available to spend in the US - they're building a huge campus in Cupertino right now, for Pete's sake. They don't build manufacturing plants for a reason; it would make their products way, way more expensive. No amount of tax breaks or tariffs will realistically change this in the near future.
What will happen is Trump will give Apple a huge break on taxes for re-patriating overseas money, Apple will bring a lot back and spend a lot of it here.
Um, why? They don't really have a problem doing that already. Have you been to Cupertino lately?
Seriously, is that an actual expectation? Because if that ever came close to happening, Apple would just pack its billions in overseas funds and become an European/Asian company.
It's yet another Trump hyperbolic promise with no grounds on reality. Has anyone noticed he never elaborates on the how? It is easy to promise the moon and it is, evidently, also easy for most of the population to buy it at face value alone.
Hell, i can do it as well: I'll talk with Tim Cook myself. And we'll have great, huge, American iPhone factories, with American robots - cause wee don't make anything, but we're going to. Our robots will be tremendous and we'll have 200,000 new factories putting incredibly advanced new iPhones every year. American iPhones to make America Great Again(tm)!
Again, because he was fervently against climate change during his entire campaign. It is simply not believable he was listening to experts, "persuading" his electorate, being patriotic or, sorry to say it, not manipulating his electorate by giving (a part, at least) them exactly what they were hoping to listen.
I'm not arrogant. Just grounded. Honestly, you're stretching out in order to defend the guy. That's great, just don't pretend this is everyone's else fault.
The actual article states the exact oposite. What the living fuck?
"Were this year’s deviations from pre-election polls the results of a cyberattack? Probably not. I believe the most likely explanation is that the polls were systematically wrong, rather than that the election was hacked."
Agreed. Besides a handful of Trump/HRC fanatics, politics discussions on./ have been surprisingly civil so far. Specially when contrasted, well, with the rest of the internet.
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The Clinton campaign announced today they're joining the recount process: http://edition.cnn.com/2016/11...
Well, the rest of the developed world seems to be able to do it just fine.
It is specially ironic considering how dems went after Trump after he insinuated wouldn't accept the election results.
Don't take me wrong, I'm terrified about the prospect of the orange sexist taking office as much as anyone else, but he won the elections. These talks about having the EC changing their vote, or recounts are delusional.
I've been to Cuba, and i wouldn't want to ever have to visit a hospital there.
As a South American (Argentinian) i cannot but disagree.
This. Castro had little to none political weight for years now - he was basically a t-shirt symbol by now.
Hey, dumbass. Instead of being all negative, why don't you start brainstorming ideas to help him out with the "how".
Why the fuck should i? I didn't run for president. Do you want me to make Trump staff picks as well?
No, that is not the reason Apple builds in Asia. That's the reason Apple keeps a lot of its funds overseas though; taxes offshore are way cheaper.
The reason Apple products are built in Asia is that the entire pipeline is way, way cheaper than producing locally. The screws you mention is a perfect example of something that won't magically happen overnight by taxes and regulations alone - even if you convince someone to build a screw factory they will still be cheaper to import. China spent decades on building this manufacturing/economical infrastructure; it doesn't happen overnight.
Oh yes, because Apple has been having a lot of growth issues, earning problems and just an overall lack of desire to invest in the US. Take a drive through Cupertino and look for the white mothership.
Yeah, but will that alone make a difference?
Think of it this way: Apple already has a shitload of cash available to spend in the US - they're building a huge campus in Cupertino right now, for Pete's sake. They don't build manufacturing plants for a reason; it would make their products way, way more expensive. No amount of tax breaks or tariffs will realistically change this in the near future.
What will happen is Trump will give Apple a huge break on taxes for re-patriating overseas money, Apple will bring a lot back and spend a lot of it here.
Um, why? They don't really have a problem doing that already. Have you been to Cupertino lately?
He's talking about overseas funds, not factories. Pretty big difference.
Have you seen the link you posted? He's talking about repatriating overseas funds, not factories.
Seriously, is that an actual expectation? Because if that ever came close to happening, Apple would just pack its billions in overseas funds and become an European/Asian company.
This is one of the most concrete, attainable, and consistent things he's said.
How? I'm genuinely asking. Has Apple showed/communicated anything that supports this affirmation?
It's yet another Trump hyperbolic promise with no grounds on reality. Has anyone noticed he never elaborates on the how? It is easy to promise the moon and it is, evidently, also easy for most of the population to buy it at face value alone.
Hell, i can do it as well: I'll talk with Tim Cook myself. And we'll have great, huge, American iPhone factories, with American robots - cause wee don't make anything, but we're going to. Our robots will be tremendous and we'll have 200,000 new factories putting incredibly advanced new iPhones every year. American iPhones to make America Great Again(tm)!
Again, because he was fervently against climate change during his entire campaign. It is simply not believable he was listening to experts, "persuading" his electorate, being patriotic or, sorry to say it, not manipulating his electorate by giving (a part, at least) them exactly what they were hoping to listen.
I'm not arrogant. Just grounded. Honestly, you're stretching out in order to defend the guy. That's great, just don't pretend this is everyone's else fault.
If you actually read, and try to track back to the source material, the summary is highly inaccurate.
There's been a lot of this going around in Slashdot lately and, frankly, it's starting to get annoying.
Seriously? Unlike Trump?
Not "extremely high"; 100%. There's simply no chance the electoral college will vote Clinton, even if they're not legally obliged to.
The actual article states the exact oposite. What the living fuck?
"Were this year’s deviations from pre-election polls the results of a cyberattack? Probably not. I believe the most likely explanation is that the polls were systematically wrong, rather than that the election was hacked."
That was posted before the real campaign started, where he clearly stated that climate change was nonsense. Remember the bit about hair sprays?
Maybe. But honestly, if you were awake during his campaign is really, really hard to believe.
That's more like the slashdot I like to read.
Agreed. Besides a handful of Trump/HRC fanatics, politics discussions on ./ have been surprisingly civil so far. Specially when contrasted, well, with the rest of the internet.
Yeah, he hired Bannon just to handle coffee around the office.