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    Why Apple Might Ban Parler

    No U.S. company is more exposed to China and tariffs than Apple Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL). The media elite's favorite tech company depends on China for both revenue and production.

    Almost half of all iPhones are manufactured in just one Chinese city Zhengzhou,The China Daily pointed out. Since the iPhone is Apple's signature product and main cash cow, tariffs like those proposed by President Donald J. Trump (R-New York) present a real threat.

    Apple sold 77.3 million iPhones worth $61.6 billion (£52.63 billion) in 4th Quarter 2018, The South China Morning Post reported. Such figures explain why how just the threat of tariffs can cause Apple's share price to drop.

    China Owns Apple and that's Good for Apple Shareholders
    Revenues might be a greater threat to Apple than production which theoretically be moved. Apple generated $13.02 billion (€11.12 billion) in revenue from Greater China; the People's Republic, Taiwan, and Hong Kong, in 1st Quarter 2018, Statista reported.

    Greater China is Apple's third most important market behind the Americas ($24.84 billion or €21.22 billion) in revenues in Quarter 1) and Europe ($13.85 billion or €11.83 billion in revenues in 1st Quarter). The great danger is that China is the engine driving Apple's revenue growth.

    iPhones made up one third of the smartphones in China in 2017, Newzoo reported. Apple products accounted for 11% of the smartphone sales in China in 2017.

    Such figures why Tim Cook shows much interest in China he knows that Apple Inc. would not survive without that country. Chinese buyers are responsible for much of the 11% revenue increase at Apple in 2017.

    Apple's future business plan depends on selling more expensive gadgets like iPads to China's fast growing middle class. The number of middle class people in China is expected to grow from around 430 million today, to 780 million by around 2025 (just seven years from now), Foreign Policy reported. That means there are lot of potential iPad, Mac, iPod, and iPhone buyers in the People's Republic.

    This partially explains the growth in iPad sales which expanded by 6% in 2017. Apple CFO Luca Maestri estimated that "new and switching users made up over 70 per cent of all iPad sales" in the Greater China market in 4th" Quarter 2018, The South China Morning Post reported.

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    Can the U.S. manufacturing survive without China?

    My husband is an automotive parts supplier. There is a lot of pressure from US government and it's trickled down to the Big 3 to stop imports from China. Problem is, manufacturing done left the country for the most part. The drive for lower and lower prices has caused many suppliers to look overseas to low cost countries. And while you can rail all you want about it, the truth is Americans don't want to pay for goods that were produced at $20/hour when they can pay for goods produced at $0.25/hr.

    When Trump instituted the tariffs I saw immediately that he was going to cause this "pain" to force companies to look at manufacturing/assembly/whatever, on U.S. soil.

    We are learning how dependent we really are on China, and we must move manufacturing back to this country. We must move textiles back here, and the production of the goods that Americans regularly purchase.

    Just my little point of view on China and US manufacturing.

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    And while you can rail all you want about it, the truth is Americans don't want to pay for goods that were produced at $20/hour when they can pay for goods produced at $0.25/hr.
    I get that BUT if demand for American workers rises, so do wages making that argument moot. Before everything was outsourced to Asia, the 1960's and prior, America was booming. A single breadwinner could support a family, that was the norm not the exception. Goods that were manufactured in the US were affordable to Americans because Americans were paid well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by John View Post
    I get that BUT if demand for American workers rises, so do wages making that argument moot. Before everything was outsourced to Asia, the 1960's and prior, America was booming. A single breadwinner could support a family, that was the norm not the exception. Goods that were manufactured in the US were affordable to Americans because Americans were paid well.
    Thanks. I do appreciate your view.

    But, while a single breadwinner could support a family, we didn't have all the goods and services that we do now....

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    Forgive me for being obtuse, but how can it rise to #1 on Googles App Store if it's been suspended?

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    Parler surged to No. 1 among the Apple App Store's free apps Saturday after Google suspended the "free speech" social media platform from its Play Store....



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    Quote Originally Posted by GodismyJudge View Post


    Parler surged to No. 1 among the Apple App Store's free apps Saturday after Google suspended the "free speech" social media platform from its Play Store....
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    I thought Apple banned them too though. Guess not.

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    Quote Originally Posted by fuego View Post
    I thought Apple banned them too though. Guess not.
    I had to change the Title, I thought it was a done deal but it's just a threat for now.

    Apple Has Threatened To Ban Parler From The App Store

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    Apple has Suspended Parler

    - Apple Inc has suspended Parler from the App Store, saying the social networking service has not taken adequate measures to prevent the spread of posts inciting violence.

    "We have suspended Parler from the App Store until they resolve these issues," the iPhone maker said in a statement Saturday.

    Apple had given the service 24 hours to submit a detailed moderation plan, pointing to participants' using the service to coordinate Wednesday's siege of the U.S. Capitol.

    Parler Chief Executive John Matze said Apple was banning the service until it gives up free speech and institutes "broad and invasive policies like Twitter and Facebook."
    Apple suspends Parler social network from its App Store

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