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2019-09-24 Economy

Apple Will Manufacture New Mac Pro in Texas After Receiving Tariff Waivers

[LI] Apple announced this morning that the company will manufacture its new Mac Pro in its facility in Austin, TX.
Graphic provided by our correspondent behind the 'Green Door' at Bletchley Park.
There is a slight catch. Apple secured tariff waivers "for certain necessary components" not made in America.

Apple decided in June to move production of the Mac Pro to China. A month after the decision, President Donald Trump vowed not to give Apple any tariff waivers or relief. The company could only avoid tariffs if it builds the Mac Pro in America.

Despite the threat, Apple filed 15 requests for tariff exemptions:
"We can't get these ~~Chinese~~ ~~Backdoored~~ parts anywhere else"
Among the computer components that are now exempt for Apple ‐ and all other manufacturers ‐ are partially assembled main circuit boards and graphics cards, and they are some of the most expensive parts in the machine. These have chips from Intel Corp, Nvidia Corp and Advanced Micro Devices Inc, which are mostly the costliest parts of the machines.

The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative approved 10 of those exemptions. This includes "partially assembled main circuit boards and graphics cards, which contain expensive chips from Intel, Nvidia and Advanced Micro Devices."

Apple CEO Tim Cook stated that the majority of components will come "from 36 states, supporting 450,000 jobs with US suppliers." He also vowed "to continue growing here."

Apple touted its contributions to the American economy in its press release:

Posted by Besoeker 2019-09-24 00:38|| || Front Page|| [11128 views ] Top

#1 Was on line yesterday when some lefty yahoo was complaining about corporate America oblivious to the fact that back in the 60s only the government (and universities by government grants) and big corporations could afford computers that had a mere fraction of the processing power of his PC. That technological wonder he was using was only possible because of corporate America at a price that was basically an common household appliance. Total lack of self awareness.

Posted by Procopius2k 2019-09-24 07:09|| 2019-09-24 07:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Not that the new Mac Pro will be easily mistaken as "affordable..."

Posted by M. Murcek 2019-09-24 07:49|| 2019-09-24 07:49|| Front Page Top

#3 And more left-coast types will be migrating to Austin.

Posted by Mullah Richard 2019-09-24 12:14|| 2019-09-24 12:14|| Front Page Top

#4 He also vowed "to continue growing here."

Sure. Texas.
Here come 30,000 H1b Indians and 50,000 dependents, parents and cousins.

Well, maybe they'll push out the muslims.

Posted by Skidmark 2019-09-24 14:33|| 2019-09-24 14:33|| Front Page Top

#5 Skid, maybe Aishwarya Rai will move to Texas. I can see it right now - the Amber Rose of Texas.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2019-09-24 14:40|| 2019-09-24 14:40|| Front Page Top

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