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In my opinion a $499 iPad doesn't cost enough. $499 does not reflect the true cost of the device in terms of materials, labor, and shipping. Your cheap iPad i
by NathanKP 17y ago
In my opinion a $499 iPad doesn't cost enough. $499 does not reflect the true cost of the device in terms of materials, labor, and shipping. Your cheap iPad is subsidized by ripping off underpaid miners and workers in third world countries. Even if Apple makes sure their device is not assembled using slave labor they can't be sure that all the parts and materials were produced using fair labor practices, and the reality is that they probably weren't.
Price anchoring may make it seem inexpensive, but in truth it is inexpensive when you consider what it is and how much work went into creating it for you.
- mikecane 17y ago>>>Even if Apple makes sure their device is not assembled using slave labor they can't be sure that all the parts and materials were produced using fair labor practices, and the reality is that they probably weren't. What company can say that, tho? What devices are we all using that contain, for example, Coltan? http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/magazine/the-dirt-in-the-new-machine.html?pagewanted=1&pagewanted=print http://www.nytimes.com/2001/08/12/magazine/the-dirt-in-the-n... Even here in America, think about meat packers and such. Every time you eat, you could be perpetuating a system you might want to change if you saw what it was.