Apple phones are made in China. There is now a 54% tariff tax on Chinese products. . . . . nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

[underpants]

1. Imagine if they actually moved production to the US

Dave Chapelle did a bit on it “He’ll No I don’t want some things made here. With what we pay here? What, are iPhones going to be $9,000?!??”

[Ellipsis]

4. They're working on it but supply chain dictates.... if you can't get that tiny, tiny screw from your vendor....

you literally go down the road to the other tiny tiny screw vendor.

[Meowmee]

2. My last phone I got for free on points from my cc

Still using it.. I may have enough for another one if needed. I don't see any price increases yet on things from China. It does look like the tofu cat litter I get from China has gone up but I'm not sure if it is from this already. by $10!!! This is the only one I can use due to dust from the previous one that affected my asthma a lot, and one of my cats has asthma and inflammation after having toxoplasmosis pneumonia although he didn't seem to be affected by the previous cat litter. I am not sure what to do because it is not available here and would probably cost a lot more here anyway.

[boonecreek]

3. Also Mac Books and I Pads IIRC.

The Mac Book Pro starts at $1599. That tariff would add over $900. This should go over well

[central scrutinizer]

5. MAGA gear is also made in China

Those red hats are going to be a lot more expensive

[Ilsa]

7. Felon47 probably got an exemption for his shit. nt

[ILikePie92]

6. Iphones

I don't care if you agree, disagree or are indifferent, this is my opinion only. Paperweights, oops I mean iphones are only good for sitting unused, holding papers in place.....well when they don't combust from being faulty, pieces of crap. I HATE iphones.....can you tell?
Well a piece of crap would be more efficient as a paperweight.

[WA-03 Democrat]

8. If only you had a rock

So much cheaper to keep your scrolls and papers together

[ILikePie92]

10. I do!

It's called an iphone

[retread]

17. What does your personal hatred of iphones have to do with the tenor of this thread?

[ILikePie92]

19. Geez

All I tell you is maybe read the thread before asking.

[writerJT]

23. Fandroid detected.

[ILikePie92]

25. Damn straight

[synni]

26. Android is just better

A lot more people are going to discover this, when they can no longer afford the overpriced, underperforming iPhones.

[writerJT]

32. This reminds my of my preteen

nieces and nephews simping for their respective phones, manufacturers, OS, etc.

Carry on, warrior.

[AkFemDem]

29. Spoiler: I don't care if you hate iphones

[ILikePie92]

30. Spoiler to the spoiler

I don't care if you don't care that I hate iphones. Middle school?

In fact, I believe I stated that already

[writerJT]

33. I wonder if they got the attention

they were looking for?

[TalentAgency]

9. Samsungs are far better

[dickthegrouch]

12. Better, if you like waiting 9 months for the next security vulnerability fix.

Android phone vendors are notorious for delays in fixing security vulnerabilities.
At least Apple addresses that problem in a timely manner.

[TalentAgency]

14. Samsung

used to abandon their phones after 3 years, the S25 is supported for 7. I get monthly security but that's usually the providers for not doing major OS updates. I still vastly prefer Samsung to anything Apple.

[ILikePie92]

20. Yarp

Hell yes!

[roamer65]

11. They will move production to Vietnam and India.

[Bernardo de La Paz]

13. Nope, and certainly not overnight. Vietnam got hit with 46 % and India hit with 26%. . . . nt

[roamer65]

15. Smoot-Hawley 2.0

[uponit7771]

16. If Apple CEO kissed TFGs but those will be exempt

[Tickle]

18. I can't afford an iPhone now

Raise the prices, maybe the android phone will get better as more people buy it

[bif]

21. I guess i won't replace my iPhone 6 for a while!

I've needed a new one for ages. Oh well.

[RobinA]

24. I Replaced My 6

with a 15 last year when I was taking a trip to a country known for bad weather and I wanted a no hassle camera. That should do me for awhile. Unfortunately, was waiting a year or so to buy a car.

[Sympthsical]

22. Picked up my 16 Pro yesterday

Jusssssst getting in under the wire there. Phew.

(I mostly kid. But Verizon has literally been e-mailing and texting every other day all month trying to prod me to upgrade. TLDR: The phone was free. Just had to pay taxes on it).

I don't think people are changing phones as often these days. I don't sense the same buzz over "Ooh, new iPhone version!" from people. I used to change my phone out every other generation. This time I'm going from 13 to 16. And like I said, I only bothered because it was more or less free to do so. It's neat, I guess? I haven't bothered with any of the new features yet, and to be honest, don't really care about them. It is a bit zippier tho. And the cameras seem very, very, very slightly better.

I think it has AI in it now, and it's like . . . sure. Unless my phone can strike down my enemies like a T-1000, meh.

[C_U_L8R]

27. How's it feel, Tim Apple?

You are an enabler.
Maybe you could have kept some integrity and saved money at the same time
Nothing good ever happens from sucking up to Trump.
See now?

[ananda]

28. I hot the iphone 15 last year for a very good discounted price.

I plan to die with it, as I do with my current Honda hybrid.

I'm hunkered down and spending as little as possible right now.

[Johonny]

31. China ships to Russia, Russia ships to US

No tariff. Isn't supply chain fun.