"The actual production is actually taking place in the U.S. The location is known but they have not disclosed the contract manufacturer"
Bolaji, any particular reason for not disclosing this. My personal opinion is with proud they have to announce the places, inorder to justify the claim "Design and Manufactured in USA".
Bolaji, they are releasing the product with a tag of "Design and Made in USA", but they are undisclosure about the place of manufacturing. So what's the credibility of their statement, I think it's just like an eye catching, another thing is as of now Google doesn't have any hardware manufacturing facility and hence that part is outsourced.
Not sure what Google is trying to prove with its made-in-Usa coming products like Nexus Q and Glass. Apple has been proven sucessfully manufactured outside Usa with strong control of the process.
@tirlapur, I agree, this is what the consumer want. Rather than allowing Apple to capitalise on the large market share, it's time the likes of RIM,Nokia and HP too wake up to this realisation to provide quality innovative product at a highly competitive prices.
@Anna young, why not. When Samsung products like Samsung Galaxy can give tough compeitition to Apple why not google products ? I think those companies which innovate and provide new unique features will definitely capture the larger market share.
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Thailand Stages a Comeback Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
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Microsoft Surface: Potential Winners & Losers What are the implications for the electronics industry supply chain of Microsoft Corp.'s decision to launch its own tablet PC? Join industry veteran and EE Times' systems and OEM expert Rick Merritt on Tuesday, July 3, at 12:00 pm EDT for a Live Chat on this subject.
Join EBN contributor Jennifer Baljko on Thursday August 23, 2012, at 11:00 a.m. EST for a live chat on how electronic manufacturers in Thailand have shored up their supply chain to reduce the impact of future natural disasters.
Peter Drucker famously said "Trying to predict the future is like trying to drive down a country road at night with no lights while looking out the back window." Yet in the razor's-edge world of electronics—with a lean supply chain and just-in-time demands—the need to know the future is vital.
While no one really can accurately predict the future, we can take guidance from another Drucker saying which is the best way to predict the future is to create it.
You've heard the saying "the No. 1 supply chain risk is your people." That hasn't always been the case. But today's complex global supply chain requires a new type of multitalented employee. It's one who understands, finance, marketing, economics, is savvy with technology, graceful with relationships and can think analytically.
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Brian Fuller, editor-in-chief of EBN, will lead a 60-minute Avnet Velocity panel discussion that will ask and answer these and other questions swirling around today's supply-chain talent challenges.
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