Apple dealt exclusively with Chinese labor prices until they were directly threatened by the POTUS. You tell me.
Apple has responded and has started moving a lot of manufacturing out of China. It just makes sense for risk management.
> Meanwhile, Vietnam will be the chief manufacturing hub "for almost all iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and AirPods product sold in the US".
> We do expect the majority of iPhones sold in US will have India as their country of origin," Mr Cook said.
Still not made in the US and no plan to change that. They will be selling products made in India/Vietnam domestically and products made in China internationally.
The tariffs are not bringing these jobs home.
> China will remain the country of origin for the vast majority of total products sold outside the US, he added.
And international sales are a solid majority of Apple's revenue.
You can buy modern CPUs made in Iowa - at about $60,000 each. You can buy one from an intel fab (I'm not sure where they are) for under $1000 that is likely better. the Iowa made CPU would be a one-off made under license from Intel. The companies that do this made just enough to prove they can in case Intel fabs are bombed. (I assume this means that you can't actually buy such a CPU if you tried, but they do make them and that is about the cost they would have to charge to break even)