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> bear in mind that China literally started producing electronics in the 80s, a 40 year headstart

Pretty sure Indian electronic manufacturing didn't start with this Apple project.

at this scale and complexity it's definitely one of the earlier projects. Apple does almost nothing "off the shelf" - tools, processes and often even materials are engineered to their specific needs. That's different from the more lego like manufacturing that most electronics require.

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