According to information published on DigiTimes, Apple is working “aggressively” to expand its presence in Southeast Asia. All according to the half Chinese, Tim Cook and company have State working to join their forces to them of Foxconn, what will strengthen even more the relationship between the company American and the Taiwanese. To be more specific, expected Apple to create two new centers for r & d in 2017, one in Indonesia and one in Shenzhen, China.
Foxconn, who as is usual is has denied to comment the news, has some presence in Indonesia, since working with them distributors Moon and Huawei there. Explained this, all seems to indicate that the movement of Apple only has a target that not is another that work shoulder with shoulder with it company that, by so tell it, is it “manufactures of the iPhone”, something that, without place to doubts, not you will make much grace to the President elected of them United States Donald Trump, who prefers that them of Cupertino manufactured their devices in your own country.
Apple and Foxconn reinforce their relationships
This not is the first time that speak of the plans of Apple of having presence in Indonesia. In fact, this month we talked about that he had planned to make an investment of $ 44 million in the country, enabling them to sell all their iPhone there. By what seems, that investment also has a second objective, that is that the team of engineers of Apple work of a way more close and collaborative with those partners that made their devices.
On the other hand, a strong relationship with Foxconn also would mean that Apple would have the ability to expand all over the world at a faster pace. In fact, rumor has it that Foxconn is thinking of expanding into the United States making an investment of $ 7,000 million, creating 50,000 jobs. What remains for see is what think Donald Trump of all this.
