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igadgets are all manufactured (by hand) in china, in a factory that consists of 300,000 workers! They might easily work 12 hour days, 6 days a week. And suicide
by swombat 15y ago
igadgets are all manufactured (by hand) in china, in a factory that consists of 300,000 workers! They might easily work 12 hour days, 6 days a week. And suicide is rampant.
Are Sony gadgets manufactured any differently?
Also, considering Apple is probably the only major consumer electronics company to actually be transparent about working conditions (unlike the others who also do the same thing but don't care), it's not only unfair, but seriously biased "hateboy" fare to keep picking on them about that, especially out of context for no apparent reason.
- willvarfar 15y agoApple is also famous for supply chain management and embargoes; if that isn't profit focus what is?
- blvr 15y agoYou're missing the point. ramblerman was just pointing out that Steve Jobs actually was interested in profitability and if he wasn't he probably wouldn't have moved manufacturing to China.
- ramblerman 15y agono sony, microsoft and many others employ the services of foxcon. I own a few apple products, I wouldn't consider myself a "hateboy". I just think Steve Jobs should be called a businessman, and not some idealist who didn't care about profit.
- swombat 15y agoOh, I totally agree with that point, but the Foxconn thing really seemed like a cheap shot.