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Bytes: Week in Review — How tariffs impact consumer gadgets, e-commerce and the AI boom

2025/4/11
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Paresh Dave: 我认为关税对消费电子产品的影响是显著的。许多设备的20%到50%的零部件仍然受到关税的影响,这使得一些公司开始评估并暂停销售某些产品。虽然我们还没有看到大量的价格上涨,但许多品牌仍在评估情况。 任天堂推迟了Switch 2在美国的预购,这反映出企业对关税政策不确定性的担忧。他们认为关税政策可能会有所缓解,因此选择推迟,避免在关税政策不明朗的情况下定价过低,之后不得不承担损失。 我认为任天堂的做法表明,他们认为关税是特朗普政府的谈判策略,他们希望观望谈判结果再做决定。 对中国商品征收高额关税将显著提高电商平台的商品价格,特别是那些依赖低成本中国商品的平台,例如Shein和Timu。这将使那些能够通过自身系统发货,并且不依赖邮政漏洞的零售商受益,例如亚马逊。 关税可能会导致商品缩水而非单纯涨价,例如减少商品颜色或尺寸选择。 我认为,像Shein和Timu这样的零售商可以通过调整销售的产品类型来应对关税的影响。 人工智能投资在很大程度上不受关税影响,因为软件和半导体不受关税影响。如果企业试图通过降低成本和维持利润率来应对关税冲击,人工智能将提供很多帮助。 微软暂停数据中心建设可能与AI需求和经济变化关系不大,更多的是与微软和OpenAI的关系变化有关。 大型科技公司提前大量采购,可以吸收部分关税成本。 如果欧盟等地区对服务业征收报复性关税,将对科技巨头造成重大冲击。

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This chapter explores the impact of tariffs on consumer electronics companies, using the Nintendo Switch 2 delay as a prime example of the uncertainty and disruption caused by tariffs in the industry. Companies are delaying product launches and evaluating pricing strategies due to the unpredictable nature of the tariffs.
  • Tariffs create uncertainty in the tech industry.
  • Nintendo delayed pre-orders of the Switch 2 due to tariffs.
  • Companies are unsure about the long-term impact of tariffs and are taking a wait-and-see approach.

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The tariff rollercoaster has created a lot of uncertainty in the tech industry. We're digging into how its playing out for makers of consumer tech, e-commerce platforms and AI. Marketplace’s Meghan McCarty Carino speaks with Paresh Dave, senior writer at Wired, about all these topics for this week’s Tech Bytes.