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Trump says a 25% tariff "must be paid by Apple" on iPhones not made in the US, says he told Tim Cook long ago that iPhones sold in the US must be made in the US (programming.dev)

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

You can know the impact of what building in the US would be by looking at Purism. They sell a Linux phone for $800. If you want the same phone built in the US, they charge $2000.

[–] tempest 5 points 21 hours ago

It really depends on what Trump means by " built in the US". It won't be that big of a jump if Apple is just assembling them there. If every component has to come from the US it's likely impossible.

Apple is vertically integrated in a way many companies are not. It would be bad for them for sure but they already have really high profit margins. They could eat the cost and assemble in the US, but they won't because they are already a velban good.