I don't agree with Jobs comment (to Obama, as quoted in the article) that the Chinese build higher quality products. The recent Apple products I have owned all

I don't agree with Jobs comment (to Obama, as quoted in the article) that the Chinese build higher quality products. The recent Apple products I have owned all start having hardware failures after the first year, and are completely broken down within 3 years. Japanese and Taiwanese laptops I have bought, which have similar hardware and similar price, simply do not have the same quality control problems, nor did the older Apple products I owned that were made in California. It's entirely an issue that Apple can make more profit per product by making low quality computers built by virtual slave labor in China with no enforced environmental laws. This works for them because they have managed their brand well, particularly with Ives lovely case designs. Certainly not because the electronics and quality is better, it just isn't.