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Apple motherboards are Intel (reference) motherboards that are rejiggered to Apple specifications. Plus a few interesting chips may be added. Intel has FoxConn do the actual manufacturing of Intel mobos and Apple likely would do the same for its Intel mobs.

No, they are not. We have gone around and around about this before. You make your assertions that Apple does not do the engineering, just buying off the shelf generic stuff and tweaks it... without knowing what you are talking about. And then blather about "Jesse Jobs Gang" and over priced junk. I'd suggest the others just not bother engaging you on this. It's a waste of time... after several years of repeatedly engaging you in the SAME OLD, SAME OLD, I know.

I give you the source where I learned about Apple's outsourcing of designs:

Quanta first gained notice in the '80s for cleverly cramming new components into notebooks. Then, in 2001, Apple contracted with the company to design its G4 notebook from top to bottom.

Quanta still builds for Apple, too... If you go and look at Barry Lam's bio, the founder and chairman of Quanta, you'll find the following REFERENCED statement:

Quanta designs and manufactures for clients such as Apple Inc.

Notice: designs AND manufactures. Do you think Quanta provides industrial design or user interface design for Apple? Or perhaps it provides electrical/PCB design and power supply design? Huh - what was claimed - someone else designs Apple's motherboards. Here are a couple references that seem to back that assertion up.

What makes you think that Quanta doesn't do a significant part of the design work for Apple? They were doing it all in 2001 - ODM, Original Design Manufacturer (design and build to spec). What makes you think it's changed much since then? Especially since Quanta lists Apple as an ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) client - meaning design AND build?

What source do you have that Apple designs their own motherboards in-house, at Apple? Or their own power supplies in-house, at Apple? What source do you have that says Apple doesn't use a tweaked version of Intel's reference motherboard?

You make the claim, here's some references that run counter to your claim. So can you refute them with anything solid, other than your personal beliefs?

FromTheSidelines knows what he is talking about. You can dismiss me if you want, what do I care. But FromTheSidelines has your number.

Such as -— “What evidence do you have that Apple (employees) designs it’s motherboards in Cupertino California?” You can reply to FromTheSidelines