Pressed to answer why Apple doesn't own its own factories in Chinaand, alternatively, why it isn't taking the lead to movemanufacturing and assembly from China to the United States, TimCook answered "I want there to be" American-made products. When asked by All Things Digital co-host Kara Swisher, "Why isn't there an Apple factory in China,run by Apple?" Cook answered, "We decided a decade ago that therewere some things we could do ourselves better than anyone. "But other things," Cook continued, "we decided we shouldn't putour own efforts into. Manufacturing was one of those. Withmanufacturing, we looked at it and said that someone else could doit better." Walt Mossberg then asked Cook, "There's been a lot of talk recentlyabout reviving manufacturing here in the U.S. You used to have afactory, I think in Colorado. You're probably the most influentialcompany in technology, and you're an operations expert -- willthere be an Apple product ever made again in America?" Cook emphatically answered, "I want there to be! I want there tobe!" He then noted that "the [ARM semiconductor] engine for the iPad andiPhone are built in the U.S., in Austin, Texas. The [Corning] glassfor your iPhone (sold worldwide) is made in Kentucky." Cook then acknowledged, "there's an intense focus on the finalassembly. Could that be done in the U.S.? I sure hope so. But look,how many tool-and-die makers do you know in America? I could askthem, nationwide, to come here tonight and we couldn't fill [a fewhundred seats in] this room," noting that in China, tool-and-diemakers fill cities. "We will do as many of these things [in America] as we can do,"Cook added, "and you can bet that we'll use the whole of ourinfluence to do this." "Will I ever buy an iPhone that on the rear, it says 'Made inCalifornia'?" Mossberg asked. "It may, it may! I mean, you could say now that 'some parts aremade in America,'" Cook said, reiterating processor and glasscomponents before talking about software, and how much the "appeconomy" has blossomed in the US following the debut of the iPhone. Cook's enthusiasm and optimism regarding the potential of aresurgence in American manufacturing comes in stark contrast to thematter of fact answers Steve Jobs provided just over a year ago. When asked similar questions about the potential for U.S. assemblyby US President Barack Obama, Jobs reportedly stated , "Those jobs aren't coming back." In March, Apple began publishing figures outlining how many jobs the company was creating within the U.S.outside of final assembly, claiming that 514,000 people areemployed in the States because of Apple. Echoing Cook's mention of new mobile development jobs, the companycited a 2012 study by TechNet that found that 466,000 jobs havebeen added to the U.S. economy related to mobile development. Visit AppleInsider's D10 archive for more of Cook's comments and ongoing coverage of theconference. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Food Additives Sweeteners Manufacturer , Food Additives Phosphate Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Food Additives Preservatives today!
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