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[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Why not add the tariff to the price? If someone in the US still wants it, they can buy it and pay the tariff.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

By the time they calculate the result on their retail price and update the website the orange will probably change everything again.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

They presumably assume they'd be selling so little that it wouldn't be worth the trouble.

They'll probably wait out this situation for a while and see what the competition does..

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

I assume they will. The problem right now is how volatile and abrupt these policies are. If they make an adjustment now, sell a laptop at that price, and then tomorrow additional tariffs are implemented they may well end up with a loss on that sale to you. The pause is likely just to see where things will stabilize to.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

During their keynote they said they were largely unaffected 😣

[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That was more than a day ago though. Trump’s lack of prudence ensures that companies can’t plan ahead. That includes the Taiwan based framework.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)

They were largely unaffected by the tariffs targeting China, because US trade policy distinguishes between mainland China and Taiwan. Problem was that Trump announced huge tariffs on everyone, including a 32% tariff on Taiwan.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Oh gosh, too fast for me to keep up with these tariffs

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

Yah. Like I said. Lack of prudence with plenty of unpredictability on top.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago

Canary in the coal mine turns into Standard Operating Procedure.

[–] [email protected] 61 points 1 month ago (2 children)

This is pausing US sales only. Misleading title, only affects one country.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

I genuinely hate ameri-centrism like this, so many articles have headlines like that

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

Yeah it was a bit worried about that for a moment and I've already given them £100.

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