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onehandle

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1. A few companies who use the same suppliers:

Reply to Karmadillo (Original post)

Mon Jan 23, 2012, 07:59 AM

Jan 2012

Acer Inc.
Amazon.com
ASRock
Asus
Barnes & Noble
Cisco
Dell
EVGA Corporation
Hewlett-Packard
Intel
IBM
Lenovo
Logitech
Microsoft
MSI
Motorola
Netgear
Nintendo
Nokia
Panasonic
Philips
Samsung
Sharp
Sony Ericsson
Toshiba
Vizio

All electronics, be it in your computer, your phone, your car, or even your refrigerator, are overwhelmingly made in China.

Wish it was otherwise.

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Apple's Foreign Suppliers Demonstrate Widespread Scamming and Horrific Abuse of Employees [View all] Karmadillo Jan 2012 OP

A few companies who use the same suppliers: onehandle Jan 2012 #1

How many of those companies are addressing this, as Apple is? Atman Jan 2012 #2

That's because most of the suicides are at Apple plants. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #4

Okay, are you paying attention at all? Atman Jan 2012 #5

True, but Foxconn has somehow become associated primarily with Apple. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #6

But YOU just made that association! Atman Jan 2012 #7

Okay, fair call. But Foxconn did put up nets to catch the slave labor trying to escape life. HopeHoops Jan 2012 #8

ttt Blue_Tires Jan 2012 #3