Funny, when i see "designed in california" i think "warm all year round, so that's why my iphone shuts down when i take it out in the -20 C winter air".

They should try to design in more places with varying climates. And considering the shitty mbpro keyboard, they should also try taking their laptops shudder outside to see how they work in a dusty environment.

The vast majority of profits go to Apple in the US, so I’m not sure why everyone is so focused on China.

I believe we’ve previously seen research that of a $700 iphone, only $30-40 goes to China.

Edit: Here’s the link https://theconversation.com/we-estimate-china-only-makes-8-4...

I was wrong. They estimated only about $8 of the $240 manufacturing cost of an iPhone goes to China.

Edit x2: I remember why I misremembered the number. I had taken a worst case scenario and assumed that the entire unidentified $21 went to China. It then adds up to $30.

According to the article, demand for the Mac Pro tapered off years ago, and they were down to "a skeleton crew". The original plant opening had some kind of tax deal for "up to 500 jobs", so even at peak it was not making a huge difference. Texas supposedly has a 3.8% unemployment rate right now, so there is apparently a lot of work available. I like Apple, but assembling the Mac Pro in Texas was overrated.

Yeah, I was going to say, they should go to where ever the local Amazon fulfillment center is. Those places are always hiring and start at $15 an hour.