Sorry for the title. I couldn't resist it.
The New York Times put out an article last week about the compliance problems at Apple factories. I also received a request from the Huffington Post to comment on it, which I did. The Internet has been buzzing with indignation by Apple users and tech bloggers, and boycotts of their products have been called for. There wasn't much new in the report, except that they had a few quotes from ex Apple executives saying that business basically trumps compliance. And why, I ask, is this news? It would be a brave executive that would stand up and say " Let's reduce our profit forecast so we can pay factory workers more money".
This is more the reality.
“The only way you make money working for Apple is figuring out how to do things more efficiently or cheaper,” said an executive at one company that helped bring the iPad to market. “And then they’ll come back the next year, and force a 10 percent price cut.”
Here's the article in full
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