I agree. It sickens me that we continually support companies like Apple than have no regard for human life. As far as I'm concerned, every time we buy from Apple it is using blood money.
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LMAO
Your last line was very funny.
I agree. It sickens me that we continually support companies like Apple than have no regard for human life. As far as I'm concerned, every time we buy from Apple it is using blood money.
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Two questions (and potential answers):
- Why do we always see organised lines in photos from product launches in the North America, Europe, Australia, Japan and other countries and only unorganised crowds in China? Do the Apple Stores in China not even attempt to organise the lines? Are they not allowed to cordon-off lines and employ private security guards in the public space (as they do in the North America, Europe, Australia, Japan and other countries)? Or do the Chinese simply don't feel the need to obey to private security guards that show them the end of the line?
I agree. It sickens me that we continually support companies like Apple than have no regard for human life. As far as I'm concerned, every time we buy from Apple it is using blood money.
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There are only 5 Apple stores in mainland China...
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Not like in the US that Apple open their stores in every university, every Target and Bestbuy, Apple in China intentionally made themselves "elite look-like" by only opening a few (5 actually) gigantic stores in the richest communities in China. Chinese have no shame maybe, but Apple definitely should take some responsibilities for such a frenzy.
Seriously dude...this is what the #Occupy movement was all about. Losing one life is one life too many.
Not really, there's another one born every minute.
This whole idea that one life is to too many to loose always befuddles me. In the grand scheme of things, "we" are less important than we like to think.
Seriously dude...this is what the #Occupy movement was all about. Losing one life is one life too many.
Yeah, those barbaric foreigners. It's a good thing we good American's never have riots over stupid stuff - oh, like say, sporting events.
C'mon now. Suicides are a part of life in this world. Did you realize that the suicide rate amongst Foxconn workers is far lower than suicide rate in China? Depending on who you ask, the suicide rate in China is 14/100,000 (or 29/100,000). The suicide rate at Foxconn was 14/800,000 ... or around 2/100,000 in 2010, which was the high water mark. Last year, they had 4 attempts.
Not entirely sure if the data only includes suicide attempts at Foxconn location or if it's for all Foxconn workers.
You hit the nail on the head...I find it hard to use this wonderful device when i think about all the innocent lives that were lost.
I agree. It sickens me that we continually support companies like Apple than have no regard for human life. As far as I'm concerned, every time we buy from Apple it is using blood money.
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This whole idea that one life is to too many to loose always befuddles me. In the grand scheme of things, "we" are less important than we like to think.
Or a more direct comparison...Black Friday (or Boxing Day in Canada, although we've seemingly adopted Black Friday, despite our October Thanksgiving). Retail madness.![]()
I'm not a racist person, but... what is it with the Chinese and taking shopping too seriously.
When the iPhone 4S was released here, yes it was popular, but there was an orderly queue. People when they got to the front of the queue went in and bought themselves an iPhone. There was no "scalping". There was no pushing and shoving. People just, well, bought the phone.
And at the Christmas sales this year in London:
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(Selfridges)
It's like Where's Waldo?, but instead is spot the Englishman!
I'm not a racist person, but... what is it with the Chinese and taking shopping too seriously.
When the iPhone 4S was released here, yes it was popular, but there was an orderly queue. People when they got to the front of the queue went in and bought themselves an iPhone. There was no "scalping". There was no pushing and shoving. People just, well, bought the phone.
And at the Christmas sales this year in London:
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(Selfridges)
It's like Where's Waldo?, but instead is spot the Englishman!
Three factors contribute highly to this riot. Low supply, High Demand, and Apple is pricing it below the market value stipulated by those first two factors.
Continued, and increasing production helps with the first variable.
TWSS37 said:You hit the nail on the head...I find it hard to use this wonderful device when i think about all the innocent lives that were lost.
First they suffer tragedy through the production process, then they risk being trampled while buying it. This is madness!
I agree. It sickens me that we continually support companies like Apple than have no regard for human life. As far as I'm concerned, every time we buy from Apple it is using blood money.
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I'm not a racist person, but... what is it with the Chinese and taking shopping too seriously.
When the iPhone 4S was released here, yes it was popular, but there was an orderly queue. People when they got to the front of the queue went in and bought themselves an iPhone. There was no "scalping". There was no pushing and shoving. People just, well, bought the phone.
It's like Where's Waldo?, but instead is spot the Englishman!
China, a country where people hate America, yet, they love their products... Is it envy? Nonetheless, all humanity is this ****ed up, not just China - just look how crazy us westerners go about the launch of a new iPhone or iPad too...
You hit the nail on the head...I find it hard to use this wonderful device when i think about all the innocent lives that were lost.
First they suffer tragedy through the production process, then they risk being trampled while buying it. This is madness!
Sorry, but you are being racist. If by 'here' you mean the UK, you are somehow forgetting the murder of some kid in tense Boxing Day sales on Oxford Street. Or did that not count, because the kid didn't meet your definition of an Englishman either.
This story is about a large angry crowd a little too eager for goods. The UK saw a lot of those not so long ago. There were plenty of white people in the news pictures, and they were throwing a lot worse than eggs.
The only difference is that these folks are after electronic goods, which happen to be popular in some Eastern cultures. Some cultures fight over training shoes, some over kitchenware, some over bottles of drinking water, some over a seat on a train (Euston to Manchester mainly) but everybody, no matter what their colour is capable of acting like an idiot when part of a big enough crowd.