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Apple to manufacture Mac Pro computers in the US
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Jun 11, 2013
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Apple to manufacture Mac Pro computers in the US
Apple will assemble its Mac Pro line of desktop computers right here in the USA. The Cupertino-based company is not alone. There's been something of a manufacturing renaissance happening in the US of late.
Apple's Eddy Cue,Apple senior vice president of internet software and services, introduces the new iRadio at a keynote address during the 2013 Apple WWDC at the Moscone Center on June 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Apple introduced a new mobile operatng system iOS 7, hardware upgrades and a new operating system OS X Mavericks during the keynote qaddress. The annual developer conference runs through June 14.
Apple's Eddy Cue,Apple senior vice president of internet software and services, introduces the new iRadio at a keynote address during the 2013 Apple WWDC at the Moscone Center on June 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Apple introduced a new mobile operatng system iOS 7, hardware upgrades and a new operating system OS X Mavericks during the keynote qaddress. The annual developer conference runs through June 14.
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Apple will assemble its Mac Pro line of desktop computers right here in the USA. The Cupertino-based company is not alone. There's been something of a manufacturing renaissance happening in the US of late.

Tech giant Apple made a bunch of announcements at its annual developer's conference yesterday: A new internet radio platform, major changes to iOS operating system that runs the iPhone and iPad, and a new laptop, which the company claims has a battery life of 12 hours.

Also, Apple will assemble its Mac Pro line of desktop computers right here in the USA.

The Cupertino-based company is not alone. There's been something of a manufacturing renaissance happening in the US of late. Charles Fishman, who writes about innovations in business for magazines like The Atlantic and Fast Company, joins the show with more.