I'm not defending worker's lower wages in China, but the country as a whole is doing better with the rise of the middle class. However, they still have a long way to go.
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Foxconn Factory Worker Detained Over iPhone 6 Shell Leaks
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I'm not defending worker's lower wages in China, but the country as a whole is doing better with the rise of the middle class. However, they still have a long way to go.
Excuse me, but this guy had what is a well-paying job in China. Most of the people getting low-level jobs at Foxconn come from the country side, work as hard as they can to make as much money as possible, stay in a dorm to save as much as possible, and return in their village with their pockets full of cash. That's not like a McDonald's job where kids need support from their parents, or Walmart where the company helps them to fill out forms to get more money from the state because the wages they pay don't allow you to live.
so for the record if he was able to sneak this out in his pocket does that end the arguement that these new phones are TOO BIG for pockets?
Being original is what once made Apple so great. Now, no matter what they produce, no matter how little the innovation or difference might be... millions and millions flock to the stores to have exactly what everyone else has.
Thinking different and being original is no longer rewarded in the Apple community.
Well, this forum is not just about rumors! There are a lot of other articles of interest.
If devices like this were made in America, perhaps an iPhone would cost 5000 USD. Perhaps.
Oh for sure... I'm not saying he shouldn't be punished. I just think that he committed a victimless crime and I'm sure his punishment is going to be far greater to him and his life than it probably should be.
I don't condone stealing at all and I think this guy should be punished. I also know that WE as readers of this site are the LAST link in the chain that fuels his behavior... so if we want to condemn him, we need to at least acknowledge our role in it... We didn't force his hand, but we sure do gobble up the information leaks.
He didn't just steal five iPhone rear shells. If anyone at Foxconn gets caught stealing five iPhone rear shells today, they will probably just get a slap on the wrist. But nobody is going to steal them today, because nobody is going to pay $960 for them.
He stole five iPhone rear shells _before the product was released_. So we don't have just theft, we also have the matter of violating trade secrets. We have unfair competition if these shells were sold to a company making iPhone cases, and other case makers had to wait for the details.
It's the job of the court to classify or not classify it as such, not mine.
I notice some people think it's a small crime to steal corporate secret and there shouldn't be much or any punishment. They don't seem to get this is a multi-BILLION industry and every secret leak means hundreds and thousand of man hours lost to this idiot's greed.
As a business owner who works super hard and have money on the table I would put this guy in jail as a example.
As a business owner who works super hard and have money on the table I would put this guy in jail as a example.
pardon me but you already made your thoughts on the matter when you said "yes he should" (go to jail) and you quote China law
"if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention; if the amount is huge,, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and may also be sentenced to confiscation of property"
so based on your original post you do think a 1 penny shell is either realtively large or huge?
What a load of nonsense. They come voluntarily to work at Foxconn. Foxconn wages are a lot higher than what many similar companies pay. They are low compared to US or European wages, but then the cost of living is low as well. They work at Foxconn for some time, save more than 50% of their wages, and go home with their pockets full of money.
For someone trying to correct another person, you sure take a valueless view on the aluminum shell of an iPhone. 1 penny?
Could you please explain me how you "estimated" this?
It's the kind of thing that Google would ask in a job interview. Try for yourself if you would pass.
He was paid $960 for five shells.
Not really. Apple hasn't mass produced the watches yet, thus there's a lot fewer workers, which means the workers are even less likely to try this because they know they're more likely to be caught.
I was thinking this. But if sites like MR are guilty then the guilt extends down to me. I'm contributing revenue with my page visits. Is it certain that MR only reports on things that have already happened and in no way encourages these illegal leaks? Is that even possible? That's the only way I think I can continue visiting this site.
Sadly true. They kill you for all kinds of **** in China... probably for even smoking pot, I don't really know.
In America, all thieves deal with is a couple days in jail and restitution and fines.
$960 is still less than both realitively large and huge, no jail time required
unless you include the value of hipsters hurt feelings for having their surprise ruined, than 20 years min