[RayChuang88]

Actually, one thing that could REALLY help Apple is that if Trump becomes President and makes good on the promises to improve the business climate for manufacuturing here in the USA, we could see the two major device assemblers for Apple--Foxconn and Pegatron--set up US manufacturing operations. And unlike the Chinese operation, it will be highly-automated assembly lines, something both Foxconn and Pegatron have already started to implement in a big way in China.

[reed13k]

As I recall Apple took moves to move some manufacturing back into the US a couple years ago. I think it may have been driven by concerns on IP getting out, but don’t think the article I read mentioned anything other than diversifying the manufacturing base.

Here’s a couple of notes on the topic from 2012 and 2013.

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyQK8JdXFOMAV9lXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTBybGY3bmpvBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMyBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg—/RV=2/RE=1469603978/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.forbes.com%2fsites%2fjohnmcquaid%2f2012%2f12%2f06%2fwhy-apple-is-bringing-manufacturing-back-to-the-united-states%2f/RK=0/RS=OcHvL0J6.Q2z.LMhxrmBVTNdqFk-

http://ri.search.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LEVyQK8JdXFOMAVdlXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg—/RV=2/RE=1469603978/RO=10/RU=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cnet.com%2fnews%2fapple-to-build-made-in-the-usa-manufacturing-plant-in-arizona%2f/RK=0/RS=_h4q0WR3GW16UWXv2J5c6Z7SUXU-

[dennisw]

Actually, one thing that could REALLY help Apple is that if Trump becomes President and makes good on the promises to improve the business climate for manufacuturing here in the USA, we could see the two major device assemblers for Apple--Foxconn and Pegatron--set up US manufacturing operations. And unlike the Chinese operation, it will be highly-automated assembly lines, something both Foxconn and Pegatron have already started to implement in a big way in China.

If I was Trump I would not allow Foxconn and Pegatron to set up shop here. This is just more foreign colonization. We have enough of this. I would tell CrApple they have to set up their own assembly lines in the US or forget it....or perhaps collaborate with US companies on this.