Why Apple's products are 'Designed in California' but 'Assembled in China'

Chris Rawson, tuaw.com

Look at the back of your iPhone, or your iPad, or on the bot­tom of your Mac. You’ll see the fol­low­ing words embossed some­where: “Designed by Apple in Cal­i­for­nia. Assem­bled in China.” Many Amer­i­cans, all the way up to the Pres­i­dent…