Trump spares smartphones, computers, other electronics from China tariffs

[blaze master]

Just now, FriscoKid said:

Ah, so now we've moved off topic, and we are onto playing dumb instead. Nice! You should reply to your own desperate question because you seem to like to reply to your own post anyway.

 

You sound strange. Apple has been making phones in China since trump was a darling to the left.

 

[Stiddle Mump]

What can we get from the US? Not too much. Power tools? Chlorinated chicken is hitting the buffers. The Ford Mustang was a decent run-a-bout in its day. Linux? A weapon or two. Some decent music? Couple of good cowboy films.

 

As soon as the Chinese take control of Formosa, there will be kittens a'plenty in the US.

 

A different approach is needed. Ex Order 11110 spring to mind. 

[FriscoKid]

8 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

You sound strange. Apple has been making phones in China since trump was a darling to the left.

 

Trump just imposed tariffs on everything imported from China, including Apple phones which have been made in China for a long time. Then Trump flip-flopped on Friday and made phones exempt from these tariffs. Tim Cook paid Trump millions for that. It's called nepotism. Did you miss that or are you just playing dumb?

[blaze master]

Just now, FriscoKid said:

Trump just imposed tariffs on everything imported from China, including Apple phones which have been made in China for a long time. Then Trump flip-flopped on Friday and made phones exempt from this tariffs. Tim Cook paid Trump millions for that. It's called nepotism. Did you miss that or are you just playing dumb?

 

You of course have proof of this conspiracy theory. Otherwise your post should be deleted. It won't and you'll reply about campaign donations bla bla with 0 actual proof of your wild statement 

 

 

Cool story though. 

[FriscoKid]

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

 

You of course have proof of this conspiracy theory. Otherwise your post should be deleted. It won't and you'll reply about campaign donations bla bla with 0 actual proof of your wild statement 

 

 

Cool story though. 

Ok, so you are playing dumb. So, now we've moved onto stalking, have we? Is that you Harrisfan?

[blaze master]

Just now, FriscoKid said:

Ah, so now we've moved onto stalking, have we? Is that you Harrisfan?

 

So asking you to prove a wild conspiracy theory is stalking ? You replied to me first.

 

Strange. 

 

 

 

 

[BKKKevin]

[PoorSucker]

12 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Yes, but didn't Trump say there was absolutely nothing essential to daily life in the USA that needed to be imported?

Like coffee?

[FriscoKid]

7 minutes ago, blaze master said:

 

So asking you to prove a wild conspiracy theory is stalking ? You replied to me first.

 

Strange. 

 

 

 

 

 

Tim Cook knew that Trump was going to impose huge tariffs on China if he got elected and that these tariffs would greatly and negatively impact Apple's biggest market in the world for smartphones when they were enacted. So Tim Cook personally and preemptively donated money to Trump's campaign to protect his company in the future.

 

Tim Cook has donated to Democratic candidates like Barack Obama in 2008 and Hillary Clinton in 2016, as well as to Democratic senators such as Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy in 2015. He has also supported Republicans, hosting fundraisers for figures like Paul Ryan in 2016 and Rob Portman in 2015, and personally donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s 2025 inaugural fund. His actions suggest a pragmatic approach to politics, engaging with leaders from both parties to advance Apple’s interests.

 

You choosing to ignore these facts can only be viewed as purposefully acting dumb or as gaslighting. Either way, you are trolling and now stalking.  

[blaze master]

1 minute ago, FriscoKid said:

 

Tim Cook knew that Trump was going to impose huge tariffs on China if he got elected and that these tariffs would greatly and negatively impact Apple's biggest market in the world for smartphones when they were enacted. So Tim Cook personally and preemptively donated money to Trump's campaign to protect his company in the future.

 

Tim Cook has donated to Democratic candidates like Barack Obama in 2008 and Hillary Clinton in 2016, as well as to Democratic senators such as Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy in 2015. He has also supported Republicans, hosting fundraisers for figures like Paul Ryan in 2016 and Rob Portman in 2015, and personally donated $1 million to Donald Trump’s 2025 inaugural fund. His actions suggest a pragmatic approach to politics, engaging with leaders from both parties to advance Apple’s interests.

 

You choosing to ignore these facts can only be viewed as purposefully acting dumb or as gaslighting. Either way, you are trolling and now stalking.  

 

Proof of claim. You really need to stop with the stalking bit. You engaged with me and continue to do so by deflecting away from your conspiracy claim. 

 

You sound strange.

[GammaGlobulin]

12 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

Yes, but didn't Trump say there was absolutely nothing essential to daily life in the USA that needed to be imported?

 

iPhunes are not essential.

 

We need to quickly ramp up production in India, and other countries, in order to offset the need to buy from China during the coming war of XI.

After war begins, maybe over Taiwan, China probably will not be exporting much to North America, Australia, and the EU.

 

 

 

[FriscoKid]

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

 

Proof of claim. You really need to stop with the stalking bit. You engaged with me and continue to do so by deflecting away from your conspiracy claim. 

 

You sound strange.

Ok, Harrisfan. It's amazing how you've been able to maintain two different trolling accounts for so long, but without being detected by the mods. Bravo! 

[stevenl]

56 minutes ago, Lacessit said:

If you have alternative figures, please post them.

No, your numbers just seem unlikely. Hence my question.

[rough diamond]

4 hours ago, jvs said:

I compaired Trumps tariffs some where else as ,burning down your own house as well as that of the neighbors because you have a mouse in the basement.

And that translates into English and means what?

[blaze master]

1 minute ago, FriscoKid said:

Ok, Harrisfan. It's amazing how you've been able to maintain two different trolling accounts for so long, but without being detected by the mods. Bravo! 

 

You're making assumptions that are looking so foolish now. 

 

Reply with evidence of your claim.

[FriscoKid]

1 minute ago, blaze master said:

 

You're making assumptions that are looking so foolish now. 

 

Reply with evidence of your claim.

 

I assume it’s perfectly acceptable for me to stop wasting time responding to your trolling posts now, since you’ve already shown, repeatedly in fact, that you’re more than happy to keep your little circus act going by replying to your own posts all by yourself. It’s actually impressive how self-sufficient your delusion is.

 

By the way, do you actively work at being this consistently insufferable, or is it just an unfortunate byproduct of your personality? Because either way, you’ve truly mastered the art of being universally unlikable, seemingly without even trying.

 

I've also just added you to my ignore list now, together with your other Harrisfan account. Enjoy. 😊 

[rough diamond]

5 hours ago, jas007 said:

I'm sure they would appreciated living in a civilized society. 

Only if Trump has nothing to do with it as he is the least "civalised" President the USA has ever had to endure!

[blaze master]

2 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

 

I assume it’s perfectly acceptable for me to stop wasting time responding to your trolling posts now, since you’ve already shown, repeatedly in fact, that you’re more than happy to keep your little circus act going by replying to your own posts all by yourself. It’s actually impressive how self-sufficient your delusion is.

 

By the way, do you actively work at being this consistently insufferable, or is it just an unfortunate byproduct of your personality? Because either way, you’ve truly mastered the art of being universally unlikable, seemingly without even trying.

 

I've also just added you to my ignore list now, together with your other Harrisfan account. Enjoy. 😊 

 

Amazing.

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1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

If you have alternative figures, please post them.

Here's a link to an article from investopedia which addresses the issue of costs

https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/0912/the-cost-of-making-an-iphone.aspx

 

[JAG]

12 hours ago, Cryingdick said:

And people wonder why big tech sucks up to him? He obviously isn't going to cripple Apple and Google. 

You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

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You can also take a look at Apple's gross profit margin. That's the difference between all of its costs and all of its revenues.

 

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/30/apples-gross-margin-hits-record-as-services-business-keeps-growing.html

https://www.statista.com/statistics/263436/apples-gross-margin-since-2005/

 

In the first quarter of 2025 it had a gross profit margin of 58.25% That means that it's gross profit was 58.25% of its total revenue. Not bad.

 

[stevenl]

1 hour ago, Lacessit said:

If you have alternative figures, please post them.

From the link by placeholder, 2023 numbers. These numbers are more in line with my thinking, albeit i'd have guessed a lower production cost.

 

"The iPhone 15 Pro, depending on storage size, costs between $999 and $1499."

"The cost of making an iPhone 15 Pro, Apple's latest iPhone, is $558. Components to make a phone include the screen, the phone casing, the camera, the battery, software, chips, and more. Apple charges a sizable markup on its phones."

[rough diamond]

4 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

 

I assume it’s perfectly acceptable for me to stop wasting time responding to your trolling posts now, since you’ve already shown, repeatedly in fact, that you’re more than happy to keep your little circus act going by replying to your own posts all by yourself. It’s actually impressive how self-sufficient your delusion is.

 

By the way, do you actively work at being this consistently insufferable, or is it just an unfortunate byproduct of your personality? Because either way, you’ve truly mastered the art of being universally unlikable, seemingly without even trying.

 

I've also just added you to my ignore list now, together with your other Harrisfan account. Enjoy. 😊 

When I first read your post I immediately assumed you were referring to harissfan and had not "connected"  it the the poster you quote!

Either/or/both are a total waste of space with nothing to do with their so called "lives"!

Such that all they (if one or two or more) do all day is post their continuous irrelevant pointless comments to score their so called "likes" and "post" totals!

PS; I deliberately did not link to harrisfan (etc) as that would just boost their miniscule egos.

Best not to reply to them directly IMO.

[jvs]

24 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

And that translates into English and means what?

Sorry if you don't understand.

[FriscoKid]

4 minutes ago, rough diamond said:

When I first read your post I immediately assumed you were referring to harissfan and had not "connected"  it the the poster you quote!

Either/or/both are a total waste of space with nothing to do with their so called "lives"!

Such that all they (if one or two or more) do all day is post their continuous irrelevant pointless comments to score their so called "likes" and "post" totals!

PS; I deliberately did not link to harrisfan (etc) as that would just boost their miniscule egos.

Best not to reply to them directly IMO.

 

My only reason for discussing the two users together is because I’m convinced they’re the same person. They use nearly identical posting styles and follow the exact same trolling and baiting techniques whenever someone replies to them. There’s just no way there are two separate people out there who are equally this insufferable. These accounts have to belong to the same individual.
 

Either way, I've already added both of them to my ignore list, so I won't be replying to either of them again at all.

[rough diamond]

14 minutes ago, FriscoKid said:

 

My only reason for discussing the two users together is because I’m convinced they’re the same person. They use nearly identical posting styles and follow the exact same trolling and baiting techniques whenever someone replies to them. There’s just no way there are two separate people out there who are equally this insufferable. These accounts have to belong to the same individual.
 

Either way, I've already added both of them to my ignore list, so I won't be replying to either of them again at all.

I don't put them on ignore as I love to read the ridicule they incur with their asinine posts/comments!

PS; Is there just the two of them spouting all this same rubbish?

[FriscoKid]

1 minute ago, rough diamond said:

I don't put them on ignore as I love to read the ridicule the incur with their asinine posts/comments!

PS; Is their just two of them spouting the same rubbish?

You can put them both on ignore and still read the ridicule they receive when other people reply to them, but without having to see their original posts. In addition, if they happen to respond to one of your posts, then you don't have to see it or be notified. Trust me, it's peaceful bliss. 

[rough diamond]

17 minutes ago, jvs said:

Sorry if you don't understand.

That must rank as one of the most unhelpful responses I have ever read on AN.

Please try again and explain, if at all possible, what it is you are trying to say please.

[Lacessit]

23 minutes ago, stevenl said:

From the link by placeholder, 2023 numbers. These numbers are more in line with my thinking, albeit i'd have guessed a lower production cost.

 

"The iPhone 15 Pro, depending on storage size, costs between $999 and $1499."

"The cost of making an iPhone 15 Pro, Apple's latest iPhone, is $558. Components to make a phone include the screen, the phone casing, the camera, the battery, software, chips, and more. Apple charges a sizable markup on its phones."

I was quoting a YouTube clip where an economics pundit used those figures. Quite happy to stand corrected.

 

 

[rough diamond]

1 minute ago, FriscoKid said:

You can put them both on ignore and still read the ridicule they receive when other people reply to them, but without having to see their original posts. In addition, if they happen to respond to one of your posts, then you don't have to see it or be notified. Trust me, it's peaceful bliss. 

Maybe I am just a masochist at heart and love watching idiots getting shot down by their own(non) logic!