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> many companies that outsource to China have very strict QA

I do not doubt this for a second.

OTOH, recently we've even seen quality on Apple's Mac products deteriorate noticeably. Assuming Apple is extremely good at this strict QA, I wonder if some sort of China manufacturing sea-change has occurred.

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Has Apple's assembly quality declined? Feels more like design issues to me (e.g. keyboard, flexgate, overheating).

maybe that's a better question to ask. IDK. Apple's recent quality problems may involve problematic design more than fabrication/assembly/manufacturing. could be, I guess.

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