Apple’s manufacturing shift to India hits stumbling blocks

[nahtanbob]

1/4 Apple phones are sold in China. So China will lose 0.75 million jobs if Apple leaves China.

750,000 jobs in direct employment is nothing to sneeze at

 

[beijingwalker]

750,000 jobs in direct employment is nothing to sneeze at

Leaving China amounts to committing suicide for Apple. besides, even Apple left, workers can be working for a Chinese Apple firm the very next day.

 

[ProudThamizhan]

that sounds like an admission of design theft

 

[nahtanbob]

Leaving China amounts to committing suicide for Apple. besides, even Apple left, workers can be working for a Chinese Apple firm the very next day.

Let us cut the crap dude. China is not replacing the loss of Apple unless Chinese manufacturers replace Apple iPhones. We all know Apple has its fanbase

 

[kankan326]

Let us cut the crap dude. China is not replacing the loss of Apple unless Chinese manufacturers replace Apple iPhones. We all know Apple has its fanbase

If Apple leaves China, more people will not choose its phones because of higher price and lower quality. They instead buy more Chinese phones. So even 0.75 million unemployment is exaggerated.

 

[nahtanbob]

If Apple leaves China, more people will not choose its phones because of higher price and lower quality. They instead buy more Chinese phones. So even 0.75 million unemployment is exaggerated.

produce iPhones for the China market in China and produce the rest elsewhere

 

[kankan326]

produce iPhones for the China market in China and produce the rest elsewhere

You wish. Chinese government will not allow this scenario to happen.

 

[nahtanbob]

You wish. Chinese government will not allow this scenario to happen.

Apple is moving factories block by block right under your nose. You are damned either way.

 

[kankan326]

Apple is moving factories block by block right under your nose. You are damned either way.

No problem. Chinese will kick Apple's business out of China. Like what it did to Boeing

 

[nahtanbob]

No problem. Chinese will kick Apple's business out of China. Like how it did to Boe

If you kick out Apple the message to every MNC is loud and clear. You can kiss goodbye to USA, Japan and Western Europe.

 

[kankan326]

If you kick out Apple the message to every MNC is loud and clear. You can kiss goodbye to USA, Japan and Western Europe.

China has already kicked Boeing out. Nothing happened yet.

 

[nahtanbob]

China has already kicked Boeing out. Nothing happened yet.

Boeing was never inside China. Boeing factories were in Seattle

 

[kankan326]

Boeing was never inside China. Boeing factories were in Seattle

I said kicks BUSINESS out of China. Not factories.