2013 Mac Pro wasn't built in the U.S. because Apple couldn't get enough screws, report says

In 2012, Apple CEO Tim Cook publicly announced that one line of Apple's Mac products will be made in the United States.

Well, it never happened for precisely the reasons you'd think of: Supply chain issues. More precisely, according to a New York Times report Monday, Apple couldn't find enough screws to build the Mac Pro in the United States. 

The report shares details about Apple's struggles to build the Mac Pro in Austin, Texas, citing people who worked on the project. There, Apple relied on a 20-employee machine shop that couldn't produce more than 1,000 screws per day. The shortage of screws, combined with other issues, delayed the project, and ultimately, Apple had to order screws from China.  Read more...