How the U.S. lost out on IPhone work

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In 2012, The NY Times published an interesting article about Apple. For me it was so interesting and impressing. I thought we have to think and apply this issue in various ways. This article shows why the growth of Apple don’t continue to the growth of U.S. Finally they tell why it builds almost all of its stuff in China. There are some reasons.

 

[Character of China factory area]

Otherwise many people think, the cost is not only the reason. Some years ago, the China government supported building cities of factories that can hire 3,000 workers to live in a dorm per day about 8,700 Industrial Engineers in two weeks It would take about 9 months to do like this in the United States. Today, many devices require so lots of little parts that are all made in the same areas. The vast scale of overseas factories as well as the flexibility, diligence and industrial skills of foreign workers have outpaced their American counterparts so much that [Made in the U.S.] is no longer a viable option for most Apple products. As thinking to apply this way to U.S., it will be difficult.

 

[Information Technology Industry]

Originally IT industry is technology integrate enterprise. So it doesn’t need many human workers. it needs only high and high technology and a little workers who can supervise, care about and study. It means the growth of IT industry can not lead the growth of midwage jobs. Also ultimately, Apple executive said curing unemployment is not Apple's job and our only obligation is making the best product possible.

 

 

It tell us why Apple has to build their factory abroad. According to this issue and these days economic states, It will be the natural and fair process for other many global companies. So I think we have to prepare the action. People with midwage have to need re-education for more high job quality. And Government has to build fair and balanced policy to support this state.