Hacker News Reader

sfeqcqon Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

“History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme.” :)

sfeqcqon Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

> What use is a large population that is poorly educated and financially constrained?

Sounds like China in the 1980s, when Apple first began manufacturing in China...

sfeqcqon Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

> If the US lost China as a trade partner

Let's not forget what happened to the world's supply chains when the Port of Shanghai slowed down due to China's zero-Covid policy.

"Shanghai lockdown exposes global supply chain strains"

https://www.ft.com/content/9318db50-e0c3-4a27-9230-55ff59bcc...

If it just stopped... Yipe.

sfeqcqon Apple asks suppliers to shift AirPods, Beats production to India

Are you sure about that? A million people losing their jobs can have an impact.

"It is the world's largest technology manufacturer and service provider. While headquartered in Taiwan, the company is the largest private employer in the People's Republic of China and one of the largest employers worldwide."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn

And that doesn't count all the companies that make the subassemblies and parts for Foxconn either.