We couldn't make an iPhone because apple would refuse to cooperate, not because of a technical limitation. We could make a similarly capable phone though.
Apple’s putative refusal to cooperate is surely not the only barrier here. I doubt U.S. consumers would pay a premium for a U.S. iPhone whether Apple thought it wise or not. But when the U.S. president’s branded Made in America phone comes out later this year I guess we’ll see. I’m sure the release is just around the corner.
saltcured|6 months ago
I can almost imagine we would have more trouble getting domestic phone screens, but I'm not doing any research to validate that gut feeling.
I think the biggest problem would be whether we could automate assembly enough to avoid having high labor costs on each unit
numpad0|6 months ago
mathiaspoint|6 months ago
robertjpayne|6 months ago
Not just that, the raft of features that may have to be disabled until that performance and performance per watt gets back to where it is today.
kashunstva|6 months ago
Apple’s putative refusal to cooperate is surely not the only barrier here. I doubt U.S. consumers would pay a premium for a U.S. iPhone whether Apple thought it wise or not. But when the U.S. president’s branded Made in America phone comes out later this year I guess we’ll see. I’m sure the release is just around the corner.
KerrAvon|6 months ago
KerrAvon|6 months ago
How about the new Trump phone?
ThunderSizzle|6 months ago