Well then let's just build a bunch of factories in the US and build everything here.
If you are willing to work there for the same pay as the Chinese workers, sure...
Well then let's just build a bunch of factories in the US and build everything here.
Do you know that i find silly? That the vast majority of people in the western world voluntarily uphold a system that allows the current wealth-distribution to get even more skewed, despite the fact that it's infested with wrong-doings far worse than the "theft" of something as novel as "intellectual property" regarding "trademarks and design".
Now tell me: why (oh why) should the CHINESE government care more about rich, oft-times ignorant, americans than its own people?
Here is a thought, why not bring the jobs to some of the right to work states here, that way you can keep the unions out and create some jobs here.
i'm surprised that Chinese people don't care much about their bad reputation worldwide
The article makes it seem these "counterfeit" Apple stores are selling KIRF, but it was reported they are selling genuine Apple products, they just aren't Apple authorised retailers.
And raise prices? For everything? Not feasible.
Here is a thought, why not bring the jobs to some of the right to work states here, that way you can keep the unions out and create some jobs here.
Apple needs to wake up and smell the coffee. Chinas policy on these things is quite clear. They will always look to their own people first (sounds strange, doesnt it?). This means that any consumer product not in reach for the average chinese customer will be FFA to copy. The only way to make the Chinese gov. care about claims such as this is to provide the chinese market with a product they can afford.
Here is a thought, why not bring the jobs to some of the right to work states here, that way you can keep the unions out and create some jobs here.
Yeah I know.
But I would be willing to pay more if this could happen. 10%. I know it would be more but with semi automated factories and the job market it would be wonderful for a company like Apple to try this. But the stockholders would not appreciate it. Too bad though.
So, your willing to pay 5 times as much for Apple products? I think not. Apple would already be doing this if people would purchase higer priced products, but they simply won't.
In the 50's and 60s, every TV was made in the USA. Then someone started making them overseas (Japan) and could sell them at a lower price. People voted with their pocketbooks and force all TV manufacturers to move manufacturing to Japan.
We often hear people demanding that manufacturers move production back to the states, but then they refuse to buy any of it. It's the consumer that decides where product are made, not companies.
Well.Well, look at all the crooks liars and fools posting how Apple needs to wake up.
Problem is the Genertation today is full of lazy undeserving fools that want hands outs, not willing to fight or to work for anything.
You bunch off fools wouldn't know how to support yourselfs if the economy collapsed with out getting handouts.
All we have here is a bunch of blowhards that think they know how the real world functions but never even left the town they live in let alone leave the country of there origin.
It's funny to see how this site is full of teenybopper idiots that can't wipe there own asses or get out of there parents houses bolstering on how things should work and why everyone else is entitled to free free free everything.
Now it would be very different if you lost everything and had no home, no money, no job, and no one to turn to, but you still keep pointing to your idealist belief that only exist in your own pathetic little minds.
Look at the country involved in this story people, communist that control everything down to government telling you how many children you are allowed to have and where you can work and what type of work you are allowed to perform.
The USA is headed to that now, not because of some person, but because people are lazy and unwilling to fight for the freedoms that so many millions have died for.
Wake up, and learn to live off the land, you might think it sounds funny but in a short time everyone will be thrust in a world they will have no clue on how to survive in. It's coming sooner then you think.
Why blame a single company for protecting their rights, wouldn't you do the same to protect something you worked long and hard for, or would you just give up like cowards and walk away like all these Haters say should happen.
In any case you see some very good posts with logical information and breakdown and then you need to weed through all the regular haters that have a better way of tucking tale and running.
What side are you, a fighter or a coward....
Seems we have a mix of both.
Except these stores again do not sell counterfeit merchandise, these are genuine products, just not authorised resellers (nor authorised to use Apple's branding like they do for the stores).
I suggest we pull job away from China factory and move them to Vietnam or anywhere else that will respect international laws. I understand not many places have the size and scale as China, but we got to make a move sometimes.
QUICK everyone hide. Apple will sue you next.