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Canuck_in_Japan · 11-07-2013, 02:01 AM

I look forward to the new $2000 16GB iPads!

tubemonkey · 11-07-2013, 02:18 AM

All of the news sources keep parroting that 2,000 new jobs figure. But is it really that many? In case they're unaware of it, constructions jobs are temporary. Once built, those workers move on.

So, just how many permanent jobs is Apple really creating? 700? or 2,000?

When Amazon builds a new warehouse and announces 1,000 new jobs, those are permanent jobs. They don't inflate their figures with temporary construction workers like Apple appears to be doing.

While this new facility is a good start for Apple, it doesn't come close to the number of facilities Amazon is building all over the country.

tubemonkey · 11-07-2013, 02:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Canuck_in_Japan

I look forward to the new $2000 16GB iPads!

I want the one with the bigger gee bees

ProfCrash · 11-07-2013, 07:07 AM

As prices go up in China, some electronics jobs will shift back to the US. Prices will be more competitive, the publicity will be great, the infrastructure exists, and the population is educated enough to do the jobs or can be trained quickly.

tubemonkey · 11-07-2013, 07:16 AM

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Originally Posted by ProfCrash

...and the population is educated enough to do the jobs or can be trained quickly.

Walmart would be an excellent place for Apple to recruit new workers

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Canuck_in_Japan Wizard Posts: 1,476 Karma: 14328611 Join Date: May 2009 Location: Tokyo, Japan Device: Aura, Aura H2O, Kindle PW3	I look forward to the new $2000 16GB iPads!

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tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,763 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	All of the news sources keep parroting that 2,000 new jobs figure. But is it really that many? In case they're unaware of it, constructions jobs are temporary. Once built, those workers move on. So, just how many permanent jobs is Apple really creating? 700? or 2,000? When Amazon builds a new warehouse and announces 1,000 new jobs, those are permanent jobs. They don't inflate their figures with temporary construction workers like Apple appears to be doing. While this new facility is a good start for Apple, it doesn't come close to the number of facilities Amazon is building all over the country.

11-07-2013, 07:07 AM	#19
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	As prices go up in China, some electronics jobs will shift back to the US. Prices will be more competitive, the publicity will be great, the infrastructure exists, and the population is educated enough to do the jobs or can be trained quickly.

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