Another sour Apple story. What else is lurking in Tim's closet? The obsessive drive for profit will always result in hypocrisy. Even for lib companies.
I want to say something contrarian, just for the sake of it. Apple probably knew but no one, including Apple, cared until the trade war broke out. So we can somehow blame Trump for this I am sure. The real shame isn't really Apple here, it's the whole globalisation movement that is now many decades old.Every time apple gets caught put. “Oh sorry guys! We didn’t know. We are going to do better.” Get caught out again. “Oops… is it that bad? We didn’t know. Promise we’ll do better.”
Apple is really starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Lucky for Apple Google leaves an even worse taste.
Do you even read the articles? Every question you asked is answered in the article. All you have to do is read the article. That still probably wouldn't stop you from your "I'm just askin' questions shtick". nvm. carry on.So did Apple do this or was it Foxconn? Does Apple employ temporary workers in China or are they employed by Foxconn? If it’s Foxconn do they have this issue with other companies they manufacture for or just Apple? Does this report document actual worker abuse or is it just saying the balance between temporary and permanent employees was off?
Just a whiff of homophobia from your use of the "in the closet' phrase?
Just a whiff of homophobia from your use of the "in the closet' phrase? .
And it wasn't apple listening to Siri audio, that was some outsourced company.Are y
Are you sure Apple hired them? AFAIK Foxconn did. The way I see it, Apple is already caring more than any other of Foxconn‘s customers.
If I had to, I would pay more to have these phones built in the United States, by American workers.
When your biggest quarter has 87% more sales than your weakest quarter how are you supposed to account for that peakiness with only 10% temporary workers? six month wait times for pre-ordered iPhones each year?
That's a problem for Tim, not a legit excuse for breaking labor laws.When your biggest quarter has 87% more sales than your weakest quarter how are you supposed to account for that peakiness with only 10% temporary workers? six month wait times for pre-ordered iPhones each year?
China has labor laws? Lol. Whatever. Obviously some here seem to think it was paradise over there for Foxconn workers. This report just came out of no where. So shocking. But let’s all take a min and pretend to care.
Ok done. See ya at the Apple event tomorrow!
I find it fascinating that this site posts all manner of articles about Android, and Xiaomi, and Huawei, and Samsung, etc etc. when it comes to products. “It’s now a tech site, not just an Apple site,” everyone says. But when it comes to Chinese supply chain conditions, there’s a peculiar quiet here unless it’s about Apple/Foxconn.
I guess Apple must be the only one making their phones in China. Learn something every day.
As soon as most people here stop treating Apple like their lover, they will truly open their eyes to understand that Apple is just like any other company and their main focus is cash. They use terms like privacy and human rights as a marketing scheme. Since their products have been way more overpriced than a few years ago, it started affecting their sales, so in order for them to keep sales and profits high they had to create an illusion (like a trend) in people’s minds by thinking with their products they are helping human rights and their informations are private, which in this day and age this is simply not true.No company is squeaky clean obviously. However, Apple's shenanigans, mistruths, "mistakes", actions lacking transparency etc. are highlighted by many people (rightfully so) as Apple claims to be honest, ethical, very concerned with social and other equality, virtually obsessed with their customers privacy and so on. When one places oneself upon a shiny pedestal higher than one's peers, one has the potential to fall further than one's peers. The weight and dirt of lies and scandals tends to tarnish and weaken the pedestal over time. This is preventable of course but Apple seems not to be heading in the right direction. Shame really...
You might but history shows us the majority of consumers will price shop. People complain how Walmart destroyed the small town stores yet the very people who used to shop at their local store flocked to Walmart to save a buck.If I had to, I would pay more to have these phones built in the United States, by American workers.
If the lowest priced new iPhone model starts at $999 and the monthly base wage of the Foxconn worker is 2,100 yuan ($295), how much do you think an iPhone would cost if it was manufactured in the U.S. with the same Apple margin?
Apple is really starting to leave a bad taste in my mouth. Lucky for Apple Google leaves an even worse taste.
You might but history shows us the majority of consumers will price shop. People complain how Walmart destroyed the small town stores yet the very people who used to shop at their local store flocked to Walmart to save a buck.
The only way Apple will manufacture in the US is when 90+% is automated.
And after that, people might come to realise Apple as a company doesn't have such a culture by accident. A bit of research and this kind of hubris is what runs the modern economy. Will that change any time soon?As soon as most people here stop treating Apple like their lover, they will truly open their eyes to understand that Apple is just like any other company and their main focus is cash. They use terms like privacy and human rights as a marketing scheme. Since their products have been way more overpriced than a few years ago, it started affecting their sales, so in order for them to keep sales and profits high they had to create an illusion (like a trend) in people’s minds by thinking with their products they are helping human rights and their informations are private, which in this day and age this is simply not true.