pastrychef
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I remember, many years ago when I worked in engineering, my boss ordered a crate of brass-bodied padlocks from China. Heavy items half way around the world...
He discovered, at that time, he could sell the brass locally by weight for scrap and get more back than he paid.
This has underlined the great temptation for all manufacturers to out-source manufacturing that far away. It's really crazy but this is how our world works today.
Wow.
I can't imagine how much an iPhone would cost if manufactured here in the US... $10K? $20K if the factory workers are unionized?