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<blockquote data-quote="Arik Semagin" data-source="post: 113705" data-attributes="member: 5072">Re: NAMMIt&#039;s not JUST labor. At most of these contract or manufacturer-owned factories in China workers get paid way more than average rates in the area, and these are high-demand jobs there. Manufacturers win because they don&#039;t have to deal with US or European trade unions&#039; idiocies. Try to set up a factory in Silicon Valley: taxes and fixed costs alone will kill you, high cost of unionized labor will do the rest.&nbsp; Steve Jobs tried to produce his NeXT computers in California (during his time out of Apple), he failed big time: NeXT was priced way above of what an average customer can afford. He learned the lesson and since iMac all Apple stuff is made in China. Would you pay $4000 for an iPad or rather have it for less than a grand?But this becomes too much of political discussion where everyone sticks to their opinion and it can be endless. Let&#039;s keep it down to X32, Behringer and digital desks in general. I totally admire Uli Behringer, no matter what people say he has the VISION and the results speak for themselves. X32 wins all over the world, beating many established players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Arik Semagin, post: 113705, member: 5072"] Re: NAMM It's not JUST labor. At most of these contract or manufacturer-owned factories in China workers get paid way more than average rates in the area, and these are high-demand jobs there. Manufacturers win because they don't have to deal with US or European trade unions' idiocies. Try to set up a factory in Silicon Valley: taxes and fixed costs alone will kill you, high cost of unionized labor will do the rest. Steve Jobs tried to produce his NeXT computers in California (during his time out of Apple), he failed big time: NeXT was priced way above of what an average customer can afford. He learned the lesson and since iMac all Apple stuff is made in China. Would you pay $4000 for an iPad or rather have it for less than a grand? But this becomes too much of political discussion where everyone sticks to their opinion and it can be endless. Let's keep it down to X32, Behringer and digital desks in general. I totally admire Uli Behringer, no matter what people say he has the VISION and the results speak for themselves. X32 wins all over the world, beating many established players. [/QUOTE]

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