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nticompass 4 hours ago

Yes, but which pieces are put together there and which are already assembled elsewhere?

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scoot 4 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Exactly this (when nitpicking the phrasing). Is putting the finished unit in the box "assembly" of the delivered product?

OTOH, I'm not sure how much it matters. Apple products are "designed in California" (which is a bit of a lie to begin with), and very much assembled overseas.

Of more interest is how few units they've pre-sold compared to mainstream phones. I wish them well, but I doubt they'll change history.

	▲	john_strinlai 4 hours ago \| parent \| next [-]
		there is a legal differentiation between putting a finished product into a box ("packaged in") and assembling component pieces ("assembled in")
	▲	Steve16384 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		It's almost like a "ship of Theseus" problem. If something arrived in Finland for assembly that could theoretically be disassembled, does the final product count as being assembled in Finland? What even counts as "assembling"?
	▲	reaperducer 4 hours ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		Is putting the finished unit in the box "assembly" of the delivered product? I've seen "Packaged in $country" on boxes before, so I suspect they are two different things. Like food made in Canada that shows up in American chain stores being labeled "Distributed by QFC." There's lots of rules about this sort of thing. Reminds me of back in the late 90's when Wal-Mart was all rah-rah about "Made in the USA!" on all of its products. Then my company bought every employee a Sam's Club membership and the cards were all marked "Litho en Mexico."

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tchalla 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

What does their website say?