Posts by peter236

Quote: Originally Posted by drobforever 99% of these people are buying it to resale... If your claim is true, that would mean Apple needs another 200 Apple Stores in China.

Quote: Originally Posted by ConradJoe What these guys don't understand is that they are better off working for Apple's supplier than they are doing other jobs, or more likely, being unemployed. They should be grateful that Apple hires...

Quote: Originally Posted by BUSHMAN4 Safety First! However Apple should consider moving some of those jobs back to the U.S. where many Americans are out of jobs. Jobs will not be moved to the US, but to India or Vietnam instead.

Quote: Originally Posted by tylerk36 Wow! Chinese environmentalist. I didn't think there was such a thing. Those two words Chinese and Environmentalist. I thought most Communist countries didn't care about pollution. Now this is...

Quote: Originally Posted by gbdoc Given the general Chinese disregard for bad odors and worse, and the Chinese government's general disregard for its citizens' health and safety, Catcher's closing begs a question: Is this simply...

Quote: Originally Posted by moustache Anyone know when it will come out in Hong Kong? It is strange they don't release the phone in China, Hong Kong and Taiwan earlier.

China is now moving up the industrial value chain steadily. Gradually, they going to phase out this type of labor intensive and environmentally polluting industries from the country. But these jobs will be moved to India and Vietnam, not...

Quote: Originally Posted by marokero Maybe a Taco Bell opened near the factory recently, most of the workers wanted to get a taste of it... Why is manufacturing like this not done here in the US when we need jobs here. Once these cheap...

Quote: Originally Posted by Gatorguy The increasingly difficult relationship between Chinese manufacturers and Brazil extend well beyond Foxconn. Many in the region feel taken advantage of by China, used for their raw materials with few...

Brazil can't produce the parts locally. Most parts are from Samsung or LG, like LCD screen, flash memory, cpu. The battery is from Japan. Some other parts from China or Taiwan.