{"id":24116,"date":"2019-01-29T11:51:14","date_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=24116"},"modified":"2019-01-29T11:51:14","modified_gmt":"2019-01-29T16:51:14","slug":"2013-mac-pro-launch-postponed-due-to-screws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2019\/01\/29\/2013-mac-pro-launch-postponed-due-to-screws\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 Mac Pro Launch Postponed Due to Screws"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joe Rossignol<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The New York Times<\/a><\/em> today published a story explaining why Apple is unlikely to manufacture more of its products in the United States.<\/p>

The report reveals an interesting anecdote about the latest Mac Pro. In late 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook touted that the computer would be “Made in the USA,” but sales were supposedly postponed by months in part because Apple could not secure enough custom screws for the computer from U.S.-based suppliers.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

Josh Centers<\/a> has highlighted some interesting quotes.<\/p>\n\n

Greg Koenig<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

The real indictment here is about Apple’s sourcing failing them, not US manufacturing. There are well over 100 shops in the US who could knock those screws out easily.\nAnd please, I hear the nightmare stories of China sourcing…<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Paul Haddad<\/a>:<\/p>\n

\n

Why is no one asking why Apple needs custom screws for a desktop machine?<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Colin Cornaby<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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While I’m sure Apple is a little more over the top than others, PC workstation vendors still use a lot of custom bits including screws. People everywhere get a bit more demanding about quality when they spend $5k-$10k on a computer.<\/p>\n

I think the difference is I’m not sure any of those vendors would have wanted to use a major upgrade as an excuse to bet everything on an experiment with vendors.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n

Casey Johnston<\/a>:<\/p>\n

this is letting apple off incredibly easily, like letting a child not go to school because it “can’t find” its shoes<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

John Gruber<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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This is a perfect example of how Apple’s China-centered supply chain, built over two decades, is going to be hard to replicate anywhere else in the world — and even if it happens, it’s going to take time.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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