Some PCs are assembled in the U.S., but not many. This includes those from Lenovo, the China-based firm that runs a factory in North Carolina. Apple operates a Mac Pro assembly plant in Austin, but makes many of its other products overseas.
Lenovo and Apple may have an edge in selling PCs to the U.S., under President Donald Trump's recently signed "Hire American, Buy American" executive order signed this week, say analysts.
All PCs are made with components sourced globally, but vendors that assemble products in the U.S. may gain preference. Trump's executive order doesn't spell out how "buying American" will work for IT suppliers -- if it happens at all.
[...] "Think about the prevalence of open source software like Linux across all federal agencies," said Thielemann. "How do you really carve out the piece [of code] that is 'American' -- it's impossible to do."
"The government has information technology that it frankly cannot source from the United States alone," said Thielemann.
How do you "Buy American" in tech when the tech is made all over the world?
(Score: 3, Insightful) by kaszz on Sunday April 23 2017, @06:51AM (10 children)
How to "buy American". Is really quite simple. Analyze what choice will make the money paid to end up as much as possible in American working for a salary. Support people designing equipment. Don't make them buy chips locally because it simply isn't efficient.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday April 23 2017, @10:33AM (9 children)
Yep, that's partly why I drive a Toyota. I wanted a car assembled in the U.S. Mostly though I wanted a car that'd go 300,000 miles or more without needing major repairs. Getting both was a bonus.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:08AM (5 children)
Yeah, I read many times that Toyota cars are exceptionally reliable.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:38AM (4 children)
S'the $deity_of_choice's honest truth. Mine currently has 266K miles on it and still on the original engine and transmission. All in all it's had less than $2K worth of work done to it over its lifespan, including oil changes and labor.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by purple_cobra on Sunday April 23 2017, @12:28PM
A lot of my friends drive them for that very reason; one commented that the engines some cars start to get cranky at 100k miles, but in a Toyota you're just getting the engine broken-in at 100k miles. I don't drive and know bugger all about cars so can't comment either way, but my late partner never drove anything else and praised their reliability and mostly non-flashy, sensible design.
(Score: 2) by sbgen on Sunday April 23 2017, @02:15PM (2 children)
Looks like you are driving a Toyota from a few years ago. Have you followed the recent models and their recalls? Or of Honda's? I am worried because I am in the market for a car.
Warning: Not a computer expert, but got to use it. Yes, my kind does exist.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Sunday April 23 2017, @03:55PM
Been looking at them a bit but not seriously. Recalls I can deal with though as long as they keep lasting forever.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by kaszz on Sunday April 23 2017, @07:38PM
Buy a non-recent used model?
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday April 23 2017, @11:44AM (2 children)
Most of the taxis here in Montreal seem to be Toyotas.
(Score: 2) by Nerdfest on Sunday April 23 2017, @03:42PM (1 child)
Hybrids perhaps?
(Score: 2) by hendrikboom on Sunday April 23 2017, @05:01PM
Nowadays they are often hybrids. But they were often toyotas before, too.