A $2,300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen. Tariffs could increase iPhone prices by up to 43%. Samsung may gain advantage due to lower tariffs on South Korea. What happened to America first?!!! #MomSky www.reuters.com/technology/w... - ThreadSky

zen4ever2us.bsky.social • 7 days ago

A $2,300 Apple iPhone? Trump tariffs could make that happen.

Tariffs could increase iPhone prices by up to 43%. Samsung may gain advantage due to lower tariffs on South Korea.

What happened to America first?!!!

#MomSky
https://www.reuters.com/technology/will-trump-tariffs-make-apple-iphones-more-expensive-2025-04-03/

Comments

himself132.bsky.social•5 days ago

Everyone knew Trump was going to weaponise tariffs, because he has no ideas about how to stimulate growth.

So why did all the tech guys line up to support him?

muddles1968.bsky.social•7 days ago

Donald hasn’t gotten the payoff he wants, yet

rupertstubbs.bsky.social•7 days ago

Anyone know what the US tariffs would mean for iPhone prices in the rest of the world…?

atti1711.bsky.social•7 days ago

And that is not the end all prices will rise!!!!!

cascadiakev.bsky.social•7 days ago

Nope…I’d go back to a basic bitch voice only flip phone first or a F’ing land line before I pay 2k for a GDF phone.

nancyimagines.bsky.social•7 days ago

America First is America Alone

docspkfree.bsky.social•7 days ago

America First was just a campaign thing and used to get the cult going and then voting.
America First also the call to isolation and then trying to take over countries.
All old and dangerous shit

pamhanlan.bsky.social•6 days ago

Don’t worry. He will use robots to keep labour costs down. The real question is what will Americans do for money when the robots and ai take all your jobs?

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•6 days ago

We'll rent out prisoners as slave labor.

pamhanlan.bsky.social•6 days ago

Hope you are the “right” kind of person that is liked or you might just find yourself one of those prisoner slaves.

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•6 days ago

The only good Nazi is a dead Nazi.

pamhanlan.bsky.social•6 days ago

Agreed

heymrwilson1.bsky.social•7 days ago

Tim Apple made a bad million dollar bet.

doomlobbyn.se•7 days ago

As soon as Trump magically finds some local source for conflict minerals and Apple builds a sweatshop in Louisiana everything will be fine and dandy.

franceslarina.bsky.social•7 days ago

Too many people didn't realize that "America First" really meant, "Trump First" and the health of America wasn't even a consideration.

This is about power, hurting people, and giving political and industry leaders the opportunity to visit Mar-a-Lago to kiss the ring and bribe for exemptions.

thelordgod.bsky.social•7 days ago

Lol imagine paying that much for one of those planned obsolescence pieces of shit.

johndoty.us•7 days ago

I sure am feeling great again. So much winning! 😐

timharbert.bsky.social•7 days ago

47 wants us to go back to landlines?

warpfactor10.bsky.social•7 days ago

rosecolouredglz.bsky.social•5 days ago

🤓

eschinderman.bsky.social•7 days ago

this is why i got a new phone in february.

allmylovesteph.bsky.social•7 days ago

sdmorrisett.bsky.social•7 days ago

I've always liked my Samsung phones.

vtdragon.bsky.social•7 days ago

The slogan is America First to Fall.

lair2015.bsky.social•7 days ago

but just think: in 5-10 years, after all the manufacturing is moved stateside, those phone will ONLY go for $4000+! what an upside!

bluefolk.bsky.social•7 days ago

The point for most of us is… there won’t be purchases of new phones at these prices.

butchkitty.bsky.social•7 days ago

They already exist more like $3200 phone.

butchkitty.bsky.social•7 days ago

Trump first. Get it straight.

politicalpat.bsky.social•7 days ago

"America First" on "Liberation Day" to recognize iPhones are too expensive and not a must-have.

The really silly thing is our semiconductors from South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, and Vietnam use China's rare earth elements. China's President Xi is more strategic and measured. They'll survive.

cmar0561.bsky.social•7 days ago

Plain and simple: He’s not punishing China. He’s punishing you.

call-me-shirley.bsky.social•7 days ago

And I read that Apple is going to go with Starlink.

sandcamll-04.bsky.social•7 days ago

Time to boycott anything you don’t need to survive. It’s a tough pill to swallow, but people are going to suffer until a big event brings this regime down. Tighten your belts and get ready for the ride!

adaeafter.bsky.social•7 days ago

Well, sometimes in life we have to sacrifice. Obama phones are still available. Don't tell trump.

theshrk22.bsky.social•7 days ago

Tim Apple is gonna be pissed.

As if iPhones don’t already cost way too much …

ainemccaul.bsky.social•7 days ago

Another way to supress the spread of truth.

katethomas56.bsky.social•7 days ago

Don’t accept new higher prices driven by Trumps tariffs . Don’t get colored into buying anything but essentials

dag44.bsky.social•7 days ago

We earned it with our vote! Well, not all of us!!

demguardrails.bsky.social•7 days ago

It won’t be just the cost of iPhones going up, Samsung will too. S.Korea is hitting back with tariff hikes put on them

People will stop doing trade ins on cell phones - they won’t be able to buy eggs when the price goes up on that cell bill
& minimum wage & salaries don’t
#MomSky

markusbucher.de•7 days ago

My company in Germany buys masses of Apple devices each year. Now we may need to revise that and look for alternatives. We don’t have stupid trade wars with Korea, so yeah.

warpfactor10.bsky.social•7 days ago

smart move

ms-lj.bsky.social•7 days ago

NSO and Pegasus is all I have to say today. US is comprised at every level.

warpfactor10.bsky.social•7 days ago

defund-and-abolish.bsky.social•6 days ago

In Trump's scenario America gets fucked over first!

coverly70.bsky.social•7 days ago

I stick with my galaxy s23. These tariffs will crash our economy seriously.

momazonrises.bsky.social•7 days ago

Omg. That is insane. I’ll keep the one I have, than you

thegreygoose.bsky.social•7 days ago

Fuck! Glad we got everyone in the family a new phone last month. 😥

cearnhart.bsky.social•7 days ago

Good thing I traded in my old phone and bought my new one before the tariffs went into effect.

sharkloverchick.bsky.social•7 days ago

Considering the fact that Dementia Don thinks that America includes himself only, I'm pretty sure in his addled brain, prioritizing his own selfish desires is putting America first. Ya just gotta read between the lines with this psychopath.

historyrepeating24.bsky.social•7 days ago

It was never "America First"

It was always "America's Rich First"

jennybing53.bsky.social•7 days ago

I won’t pay. A phone is a phone.

h2hsquared.bsky.social•7 days ago

On top of they're junk anyways.

diana52.bsky.social•7 days ago

He meant American Billionaires first.

socaldude11.bsky.social•7 days ago

The vast majority do not need new phones every year but so many of them get it, the added stuff is usually shit you don’t need and will never use

kquilicicarey.bsky.social•7 days ago

Let Apple pick up the extra. They certainly can afford it. They don’t have to raise their prices.

funnybone1.bsky.social•7 days ago

Lol they wont. No company will. Corporate America has been pretty clear that the tariffs will be passed along to the consumer.

kquilicicarey.bsky.social•7 days ago

A girl can dream! NOTHING is impossible.

elemjay.bsky.social•7 days ago

Samsung has far superior products, having sampled both. I'll never buy an Apple product again.

onelillian.bsky.social•7 days ago

It will still be cheaper to pay the tariff than to pay American Labor costs to make the phones here. With everything going up, people will not be able to afford such nice things as I Phones. Maybe they could try making a simpler phone that people can afford.

trw104.bsky.social•7 days ago

America First is another Trump hoax in a pose and money grab by his co-conspirators. Nothing more nothing less.

conspiranon.bsky.social•7 days ago

https://bsky.app/profile/conspiranon.bsky.social/post/3llrn7rd3m22l

robl123.bsky.social•7 days ago

I'll stick with my Samsung

chloetx.bsky.social•7 days ago

Let the oligarchs lose money, boycott, it will wake them up.

windi64.bsky.social•7 days ago

I spent just over $2,000 for the iphone 16 Max Pro with 256 gigs storage. It was worth the investment and I am not tied to any carrier. I purchased it last month in anticipation of higher costs in the future; glad I did.

sharonblueaf.bsky.social•7 days ago

Same. While Wall Street & biz reporters seem shocked, I had no doubt his ego and ignorance would lead to this. He's been blathering about it for years. I use my Iphone & Mac extensively in my job. While they were both still doing the job, they were right at 10 yrs old. Replaced them both last month.

windi64.bsky.social•7 days ago

Smart timing!