Comments by "Peter deWolf" (@StoneShards) on "Apple Might Be Hurt by Chinese Tariffs: Trump Tells Them to Build in the USA" video.

I've seen a bit of video by expats in mainland china, and I'd say your perception of china is skewed by a poor understanding. I'm not saying you're fundamentally wrong, just misled by an oversimplified concept of china that does little to illuminate the broader picture. For instance, because of china's geographical and population sizes, it is extremely challenging to govern. That's why, it is said, you can do anything you want, as long as it's not against the government. For the average street person there seems to be a great sense of freedom. In interpersonal disputes the cops are like, "Solve the problem, now, or we'll take you to jail." Sure, if you get mucked up with the government, you're pretty screwed; but if you stay below the radar, it's the wild west!
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I have to disagree with your characterization of china as having to give people freedom in order to overtake the US economy: it's more like they want the people to be quiet and cooperative--stay out of the way, basically. If the government could I'm sure they'd like to exercise greater control. But, since that's a logistical impossibility, they want to busy the populace with the management of their own lives, like, "hey, that'll keep ya busy". It's a clever approach. Apple vs the rest...it's a matter of style: software development is always straddling the line between sophisticated and direct. Basic users suffer in the face of too much information; advanced users suffer in the face of too little. Ideally, the end user should be able to configure aspects of interface complexity. But most people want only to USE the devices in simple ways. And you'd like to avoid tech support calls from most people, if possible, eh?
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