[–] A_M_Swallow ago
Made to measure screws! I thought Henry Ford was the last man to make that mistake, and the Model T was before World War 2.
[–] A_M_Swallow 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
The scandal is not that these parts are only made in east Asia but that India and Brazil are not suppliers. They are also cheap labour countries.
[–] Blunt_Echo 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
I know; let's outsource all our manufacturing to other countries and then try to score political points by saying we're going to move some production back to our native land. Later we can claim we couldn't move production back—even though we desperately tried—because all the high-tech, cutting-edge screw manufactures moved to other countries. Now, can we still keep our political points? (By the way, our CEO takes, and gives, it up the ass—isn't that worth some political points as well?)
[–] thelma 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
I make screws and nuts and bolts in my basement.
They are not hard to make.
They should have asked: how many can you make in a week?
Then when unhappy with the answer, call another company to also make additional screws.
Making screws is not complicated.
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[–] Humansized 0 points 6 points 6 points (+6|-0) ago
Apple is one of the most anti consumer companies around. The phones were NEVER going to be made in america because you have to pay americans for their labor.
[–] Meme_Factory_1776 0 points 4 points 4 points (+4|-0) ago
Why the hell are they so expensive if they are using .05¢ a day labor? Seriously were are making this price up from to justify. They are not 'advaced' tech. Android can do everything an apple can do...
[–] slickleg64 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
Supply and demand. They cut the supply on initial release, releasing small quantitys on purpose. So apple occultists hipster leftist faggots wait weeks to pay $2.5k for a $200 phone. Then that price just sticks and gradually decreases once the demand drops.
Unlike say samsung who release way too many phones and saturate the market, keeping most of their phones cheap and in low demand.
[–] Cat-hax 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
Use regular screws then, no excuses, the only reason they use these screws is so people can't fix their own shit.