Apple to Move Mac mini Production to U.S.DigiTimes reports that contrary to the early speculation, it will be the Mac mini, not the Mac Pro, that will be shifted to U.S. production.Apple is reportedly set to move its Mac mini production lines back to the US with Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) to be responsible of handling establishment, according to sources from the upstream supply chain.According to the report, Foxconn already has "about 15 operating bases" in the U.S. and the company plans on recruiting workers for 2013 for new automated production lines. The Mac mini is expected to reach 1.8 million sales units in 2013, up from 1.4 million units in 2012. During a recent interview with NBC's Brian Williams, Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that one of the existing Mac lines will be manufactured exclusively in the United States next year. Early speculation had suggested the Mac Pro might be that Mac model due to its relatively low volume of sales. Recent Mac and iOS Blog Stories • Karateka Creator Jordan Mechner Compares Apple II and iPhone Versions of Classic Game • Apple Reverses Course on 30-Pin and Lightning Connector Guidelines • Nielsen Releases Top 10 iPhone Apps of 2012 • Facebook Launches its Own Version of Snapchat, Called Poke • Wall Street Journal Joins Newsstand, Now Selling In-App Subscriptions
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