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8. (Cr)apple

Reply to Lionel Mandrake (Original post)

Thu Jan 12, 2012, 04:28 AM

Jan 2012

one reason i dislike apple is the way they purposely handicap their products by blocking certain features. most people don't even realize their apple devices can do so much more if you "jailbreak" them - you know, so you can do what YOU want with it rather than what apple wants you to do with it.

anyways - apple could change its business practices - but they don't care - and neither do the people that buy their shit or they would demand apple change its ways. bah.

http://dummr.wordpress.com/2010/05/25/why-apple-sucks-26-concise-reasons/

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Apple Inc. pays its CEO more, and those at the bottom less, than any other US company. [View all] Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 OP

Oh? Does apple own Foxconn? cstanleytech Jan 2012 #1

No, but Foxconn workers are still at the bottom. tinrobot Jan 2012 #5

Hmmm. I was sort of making this point elsewhere on the board earlier this evening. MADem Jan 2012 #2

Actually, Apple is worse than most. Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #6

Those workers in China don't work for Apple (or Microsoft) REP Jan 2012 #3

Foxconn makes a lot of the cheap shit you buy. Atman Jan 2012 #4

I agree with you - maybe you meant to respond to OP? REP Jan 2012 #7

Yes...wasn't directed at you. Atman Jan 2012 #10

It IS Apple's fault... they have quite a lot of control over who they do business with... JCMach1 Jan 2012 #11

And Apple's contract with Foxconn requires better conditions than the rest of the plant jeff47 Jan 2012 #23

So that makes it right? JCMach1 Jan 2012 #25

The complaint is poor working conditions. Apple requires better working conditions jeff47 Jan 2012 #29

Why doesn't Apple just move production to someplace that meets their requirements? nt Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #32

Because Foxconn runs the Apple part of the factory such that it meets their requirements jeff47 Jan 2012 #33

We can't hate on all of them? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #34

The working conditions are better. More breaks, shorter hours, etc. (nt) jeff47 Jan 2012 #37

Can you link to that? Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #38

Maybe this is why.. girl gone mad Jan 2012 #35

So you can abuse the hell out of workers if you're not making a large enough profit? (nt) jeff47 Jan 2012 #36

Apple has the power to change that the same way Walmart has incredible power over its suppliers JCMach1 Jan 2012 #39

"Better" and "less atrocious" aren't necessarily synonymous. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2012 #41

Yes they do MattBaggins Jan 2012 #14

Biggest LOL of the thread! nt Romulox Jan 2012 #27

(Cr)apple slay Jan 2012 #8

I guess that is the one freedom I have left hang a left Jan 2012 #9

Jailbreaking also causes a host of problems jeff47 Jan 2012 #19

I never understand people who have a favorite mega-corporation be it Apple or another. nt. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #12

I disliked Apple most of my adult life after I could not get support for an Apple 2C LiberalArkie Jan 2012 #13

So does my refrigerator. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #17

That's cause all the other fridge manufacturers make fridges that "just work" jeff47 Jan 2012 #21

I have an HP laptop that has been phenomenal. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #24

It's only recently that Microsoft and the hardware people have been able to be so stable jeff47 Jan 2012 #30

Perhaps. Snake Alchemist Jan 2012 #31

Apple is another corporate psychopath, just like the rest of them..... marmar Jan 2012 #15

Why should Apple consumers waste their beautiful minds on irrelevant details like that? eShirl Jan 2012 #16

All aboard the Apple hate-train! negativenihil Jan 2012 #18

My hate train doesn't have brakes, and it doesn't stop at Apple. Zalatix Jan 2012 #20

"Hey, everyone's doing it!" n/t eShirl Jan 2012 #22

Apple should do better than this AZ Progressive Jan 2012 #28

I find people's ability to rationalize whatever anti-social behavior they wish to engage in Romulox Jan 2012 #26

For some perspective, the manufacturing cost comes in around $8. joshcryer Jan 2012 #40

Here is a link to the Bloomberg News article Lionel Mandrake Jan 2012 #42