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Human Costs Are Built Into an Xbox/Dell Laptop/Samsung/HTC/RIM/Motorola Android Smartphone/Kindle Fire/Google Chromebook/Sony TV/etc.

• droithomme 15y ago
  All right. Pretend the word Apple is replaced by "a client who wishes to remain anonymous". Is what is described in the article OK now and not newsworthy, or does the article describe disturbing things about labor practices that are intrinsically newsworthy?
  • beatle 15y ago
    Why single out the iPad? A) page views B) hedge funds trying to short AAPL by spreading negative news the day AFTER a record-breaking quarter. C) A & B
    • nextparadigms 15y ago
      D) Apple can have the biggest influence in Foxconn's work policies.
      • beatle 15y ago
        Wrong. The Chinese government does.
        • culled 15y ago
          Ok, then Apple can have a larger impact in Foxconn's work policies than anyone else who is likely to be influenced by an article in the NY Times. I don't think the Chinese government especially cares about public opinion.
          • beatle 15y ago
            Apple, Samsung, Sony, Microsoft, Dell, HP, etc. WHY single out Apple?
            • fpgeek 15y ago
              Because Apple is Foxconn's most prominent customer and probably their largest as well?
    • droithomme 15y ago
      Sure I understood that from your first post. I am interested in your opinion about the larger issue. Is what is described in the article OK now and not newsworthy, or does the article describe disturbing things about labor practices that are intrinsically newsworthy?
      • beatle 15y ago
        No its not ok. But WHY single out the iPad?