President Donald Trump has vowed to slap
tariffs on Apple’s Mac Pros if the company shifts
production of the computer from Texas to China.
The pledge made in a tweet rebuffs Apple’s
attempt to shield its products from taxes being
imposed on goods made in China as part of
Trump administration’s trade war with the
world’s most populous country.
Apple recently sent a letter to the Trump
administration warning that the U.S. economy
and its ability to compete will hurt if its products
are hit with the tariffs.
The Cupertino, California, company has been
assembling its Mac Pros in Austin, Texas since 2013,
but a report surfaced last month that Apple plans
to shift production to a factory near Shanghai.
Apple is reportedly moving Mac Pro production
because it is having trouble finding enough
skilled labor to assemble the computer in Texas.