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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 hour ago

I wonder if he knows apple simply can not comply with this. Apple doesn't know how to make iPhones (at the scale and rate needed) and no one in the US does either.

RIP

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago (1 children)

Well, technically, any kind of tariff added to the import is always paid by Apple, who else would pay it? Some unrelated company? A foreign country?

They will simply increase the price by an amount that will keep them making the same amount of money. The main problem is that because they like to do a round price worldwide, we European we'll pay more too, so they can make more money. Assholes

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 minutes ago

We can always respond with our money and not buy an iPhone

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

An extra 25% must be paid by consumers. Like every other tariff. New taxes be like that.

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

And knowing the cult of Apple, they'll pay it because it makes them look wealthy. That is the whole culture of Apple Customer base.

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

'What's up, everybody? This is your boy Apple Lad, and I came through with one of those Tariff I Phones, just so I can unbox it for you!

[–] [email protected] 29 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

It's coming true.

And again "tariff must be paid by Apple" really shows that he still has no idea how they work.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 hours ago

Made in India + 25% tariff is still cheaper than made in Murica.

That BS is just for media.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 hours ago

What a fucking idiot

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

iPhones not iPhone's... Who let this idiot be in charge of anybody? Did he even go to school?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (2 children)

& Just that entire sentence is atrociously bad

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

Thank your for your attention to this matter!€

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

LMFAO it's the entire fucking tweet!! Thank your for your... omg you are the president of the united states get grammarly or something...you sound even dumber than the people who voted for you...

[–] [email protected] 12 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Good fuck apple they probably donated to trump

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 hours ago

They did, or at least Tim Cook did.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 hours ago

This is what you get for bending down to the tyrant in inauguration day. You cant appease tyrants, you must fight them.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

Failed business man telling people how to run their businesses. I’ve got an idea about how to make American manufacturing cheaper universal healthcare.

[–] [email protected] 21 points 5 hours ago

Such smol govment

[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago)

It is paid by consumers, not Apple. Other phone companies will raise prices as well to increase their profits, since iPhone prices will set a new high price. When Apple prices goes up 25% other phone companies can increase their prices by 15% and still be competitive to apple.

Actually to make same profit due to lower phone sales Apple may have to raise price even higher than 25% or find other ways to get consumers to pay more. Die hard fans of Apple will buy, whatever the price.

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