Japan to Brazil: Interactive map shows how diverse Apple's suppliers are
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Apple releases a suppliers list annually, and someone went through the trouble to map the worldwide chain, revealing that Cupertino is not counting just on China's manufacturing prowess, but its components base is spread at quite a few places.
Still, it's Japan, China, Hong Kong and South Korea as the Asian tigers that provide the bulk of iPhone, iPad, Macs and iPod parts, but the US is in the mix at quite a few places, too, there are operations in Europe, and even as far as Brasil.
source: ChinaFile via TUAW View the map in full screen.
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