You seem to be approaching this article, and the comments about it, as some sort of effete referendum on whether American Apparel is a good company. Nobody her

You seem to be approaching this article, and the comments about it, as some sort of effete referendum on whether American Apparel is a good company. Nobody here cares about American Apparel. In the context of news.yc, this article is only interesting in what lessons it might hold for other entrepreneurs. As has been said before, there are undoubtedly positive lessons and cautionary lessons.