I realize that but ... It's the beginning.
I know we will never be the sole manufacturer of there products but its a start in the right direction.
Obviously I know this has nothing to do with my post from last week. I was just saying it was a coincidence.
Good news nevertheless...
Actually, you started this thread to essentially say "SEE! I TOLD YOU SO! NEENER NEENER NEEEEEEEENER!", but that's besides the point. There's no coincidence about it, in fact, people have been reporting "Made in U.S.A." on their iMacs for about a month now, which means this decision was probably made long before the iPhone 5 was even released. Tim Cook is a much more "political" minded person, he plays the game with the government, gives them a welcoming attitude sometimes...Steve Jobs essentially gave them the finger when they went to him about stuff, so it's no surprise that he's stepping into this realm.
As far as this being "good news", don't count your chickens before they hatch...we've yet to see any of the effects, good or bad, from this move. Like i said before in the other thread where you felt everyone was "hating" on you, moving manufacturing to the U.S. comes with a boat load of negatives and some positives, one being increased work for our citizens (which is always a good thing, especially in our economic state right now)...and those jobs are all fine and good until quality starts to lapse or pricing increases, Apple played it safe with the Macbook which is a much smaller market, they can play with numbers without the drastic consumer fall out you would have with the iPhone, iPad or iPod.
And regardless, manufacturing and production is still going to remain overseas as well...I'll just say this, never underestimate the power of business/political handshakes.
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