In light of the globalization lectures we've had this past week, I came across an interesting article in the New York Times addressing how Apple will start to manufacture some Macs domestically. Apple is one of the few companies that are attempting to bring manufacturing back to the United States. Apple's investing over $100 million in the US and this may be from pressure Apple has been placed under to create jobs do to its economic influence, as the article goes to point out. Could this be the beginning of the globalization revolt? Even though it may seem inconceivable, right now, I definitely think it is a step in the right direction. Major brands and corporations didn't just shutdown factories and establish industrial empires in foreign lands overnight. Rather, a few left and many followed. The factors of production may be less costly overseas, but there are also advantages of producing in the US such as quality and safe working environments. I think it would be cool one day to look at the back of an iPhone 20 (it's not a typo) and see the words "Designed in California" replaced by "Made in California."
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/07/technology/apple-to-resume-us-manufacturing.html?hpw&_r=0
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