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Apple deserves to be singled out, because they specifically promote themselves as being friendly to humanity, so actions like this are hypocritical, in addition

Apple deserves to be singled out, because they specifically promote themselves as being friendly to humanity, so actions like this are hypocritical, in addition to being immoral. Also, as the largest company, they are able to lead by example.

snarfy 11y ago
Samsung is larger than Apple, Microsoft, and Google combined.
- gruez 11y ago
  define "larger". it's certainly not by market cap.
  - Symbiote 11y ago
    If Samsung sell more phones, we could assume they use more cobalt, so have more influence on its production.
draw_down 11y ago
That turns this issue into a critique of Apple's brand. The problem isn't that there are children mining cobalt, the problem is that Apple, specifically, is using it.