NYT: How U.S. Lost Out on iPhone Work

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24. After reading the article, here's what I wanted to post on their site ...

(But the comments link wasn't working, perhaps because I'm not subscribing...) My comments may not make sense unless you read the article. In fact, even if you do read the article, I won't guarantee they make sense...


Yes, we don't have the speed and flexibility to revamp a manufacturing process by rousting 8,000 workers from the company dormitories. Maybe because we made slavery illegal many years ago?

What if, instead of saying "we must make this product perfect in six weeks," Mr. Jobs said, "we must delay shipment so we can make this product perfect"? Would the company profits be far behind where it is now? Would the market share of the iPhone be changed from what it is now? I don't think so, not at all.

Jennifer Rigoni --

“What U.S. plant can find 3,000 people overnight and convince them to live in dorms?”

Any plant in Detroit could find 3,000 people overnight. But why do you think they have to live in dorms, Ms Rigoni? Why?

“We were told we would have to do 12-hour days, and come in on Saturdays,” Mr. Saragoza said. “I had a family. I wanted to see my kids play soccer.”

Maybe if we want US economic supremacy to return, we should return to an era of slavery. Should we?

Maybe we should require that the entities to which our government gives corporate personhood treat ALL their employees like people and not like slaves? Even those entities they hire through third parties?