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“Made in China”
Looks like Apple will soon go shopping for a new sweatshop
They’ve already been in India for a while, they’ll just expand there while looking for another one as a backup.
Yep. They’ve been using their cash and Cook’s supply chain skills to crush competition and secure sweatshops wherever cheap labor can be found. It’s been going on for years. I think they have seen the tensions building in China and Taiwan and have been making mostly subtle changes for years. Covid was an excuse to ramp that up.