4 ms·
That was something that I needed to read. Yes, Steve was a genious, but we can't let death create a saint from him. With Apple's giant profit margins he could e
by juliano_q 15y ago
That was something that I needed to read. Yes, Steve was a genious, but we can't let death create a saint from him. With Apple's giant profit margins he could enforce better working conditions. I also don't like the closed ecosystem idea, but that is just my PoV and I understand why people support it to have a better overall usability.
- 3pt14159 15y agoHe has a duty to his shareholders. The reason that the Chinese workers are willing to work in such terrible conditions is that it is a step up from where they were. China is modernizing, just as we did once. Say for a second that Jobs was somehow able to double the wages given to the average worker in China (or increase conditions such that it was effectively a doubled salary). The result would be massive, widespread demand to work in those factories. Since supply and demand are not balanced either queues take over or gate keepers get paid off. If that doesn't make you feel better at least the corporate taxes Apple pays might.