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Hopefully the story is more honest than the title, since Foxconn is less an "Apple factory" than it is the company that pretty much assembles all of the best el

by lukeman 15y ago

Hopefully the story is more honest than the title, since Foxconn is less an "Apple factory" than it is the company that pretty much assembles all of the best electronic devices in the world (at least according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#Clients http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxconn#Clients).

nathansobo 15y ago
The story is told by a self-described Apple fanboy, but he does explain that Foxconn isn't only making products for Apple.
gizmo 15y ago
Yep, it's the 5th largest employer in the world. And it got hit by the recession really hard. They reduced the workforce by over 300.000 people. That's a lot of pink slips. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers
pauldino 15y ago
Not that it matters but the show's original title was "Where Your Crap Comes From."
- Samuel_Michon 15y ago
  According to This American Life, it's an excerpt from "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs". Review: http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/theater/reviews/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-steve-jobs-review.html http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/theater/reviews/the-ag...
ugh 15y ago
It’s a clever way of framing it. Apple has become this huge and powerful entity and they are very much unlike every other technology company out there. If you list all the companies or pick another one that’s not Apple they will just say noncommittal nice things and try to shift responsibility away from them. “But we have to do this to stay competitive, everyone else does!” “We have even stricter guidelines for our suppliers than our competitors!” “Have you tried looking at this other company?” Apple is extremely successful, extremely rich and always in the Spotlight. They are the most likely company to actually do something to improve conditions.
- DaNmarner 15y ago
  "extremely", "always" and "most likely" being in the same paragraph "most likely" indicates mental masturbation.

by lukeman 15y ago

nathansobo 15y ago

The story is told by a self-described Apple fanboy, but he does explain that Foxconn isn't only making products for Apple.

gizmo 15y ago

Yep, it's the 5th largest employer in the world. And it got hit by the recession really hard. They reduced the workforce by over 300.000 people. That's a lot of pink slips. Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_employers

pauldino 15y ago

Not that it matters but the show's original title was "Where Your Crap Comes From."

Samuel_Michon 15y ago
According to This American Life, it's an excerpt from "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs". Review: http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/theater/reviews/the-agony-and-the-ecstasy-of-steve-jobs-review.html http://theater.nytimes.com/2011/10/18/theater/reviews/the-ag...

ugh 15y ago

It’s a clever way of framing it. Apple has become this huge and powerful entity and they are very much unlike every other technology company out there. If you list all the companies or pick another one that’s not Apple they will just say noncommittal nice things and try to shift responsibility away from them. “But we have to do this to stay competitive, everyone else does!” “We have even stricter guidelines for our suppliers than our competitors!” “Have you tried looking at this other company?” Apple is extremely successful, extremely rich and always in the Spotlight. They are the most likely company to actually do something to improve conditions.

DaNmarner 15y ago
"extremely", "always" and "most likely" being in the same paragraph "most likely" indicates mental masturbation.