Actually, in virtually all the studies done, in productivity dollar for dollar, the American manufacturing worker is on par with china. Most of this is due to the utilization of automation. Here, those 4 assembly lines would be 1 line of robots building 6-8 parts at a time. The biggest cost savings in Chinese manufacturing are: 1. No pesky expensive environmental controls. And 2. Factory layout and reconfiguration.
Wasn't the white iphone delayed because they couldn't get the paint right for the glass?
Well, I was referring to paint on the outside. You might be correct on that one but if so it's on the inside of the glass. This report talks about masking the outside (including the connector ports), which, to me, sounds like someone speculating on how things are done based on their own non-production experiences.
The first thing an (exterior) painted iPhone would do when you slide it into a pocket with other objects is get scratched, and that simply isn't the way high-end CE devices are finished.
Although, It's the popularity and secrecy wrapped around apple that has us so invested. Right now I'm sure there are tons of stuff in everyones homes that have been made in similar or worse conditions, yet we don't know or care how or where they are produced.
I'm looking at my toaster oven, microwave, George Forman grill, tv, Xbox, ps3, coffee maker, exercise equipment.
I don't know where or how any of these are made. I'm sure at least one of them have questionable pruduction lines.
I'm not justifying these bad working conditions, I am only stating that if it bothers us so to hear this, we should do a clean sweep of all out beloved devises and appliances.
The article is a complete fabrication, and a fairly poor attempt at doing so.
In the original article (in Chinese), the reporter was assigned to put "protective paint" over "4 electric contacts of 1mm by 1mm each" with a felt pen. Not to mention the new iPhone connector having 9 pins instead of 4, does anyone in their right mind actually believe that apple would paint these back plates AFTER assembling the iPhones? There are numerous other errors in the article but being actually from Hong Kong I can tell you this is typical of the level of journalism in mainland China. There is nothing to see here, folks.
In case anyone is curious here, put the text below into google translate and you will see what I meant.
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I find the timing of this alleged report suspicious as hell.
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Originally Posted by Dlux
1. No iPhone to date has had any paint on it at all. Apple would use a different surface treatment for durability.
Wasn't the white iphone delayed because they couldn't get the paint right for the glass?
1. No pesky expensive environmental controls.
And
2. Factory layout and reconfiguration.
It's easy to move folding tables around.
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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie
I seriously hope this isn't a Chinese version of Mike Daisey
Perhaps if he ate KFC's "Double-Down" fried meatwich every day, he could.
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Originally Posted by johnnyb0731
Wasn't the white iphone delayed because they couldn't get the paint right for the glass?
Well, I was referring to paint on the outside. You might be correct on that one but if so it's on the inside of the glass. This report talks about masking the outside (including the connector ports), which, to me, sounds like someone speculating on how things are done based on their own non-production experiences.
The first thing an (exterior) painted iPhone would do when you slide it into a pocket with other objects is get scratched, and that simply isn't the way high-end CE devices are finished.
Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton
Perhaps if he ate KFC's "Double-Down" fried meatwich every day, he could.
That would improve security, too.
Although, It's the popularity and secrecy wrapped around apple that has us so invested. Right now I'm sure there are tons of stuff in everyones homes that have been made in similar or worse conditions, yet we don't know or care how or where they are produced.
I'm looking at my toaster oven, microwave, George Forman grill, tv, Xbox, ps3, coffee maker, exercise equipment.
I don't know where or how any of these are made. I'm sure at least one of them have questionable pruduction lines.
I'm not justifying these bad working conditions, I am only stating that if it bothers us so to hear this, we should do a clean sweep of all out beloved devises and appliances.
The article is a complete fabrication, and a fairly poor attempt at doing so.
In the original article (in Chinese), the reporter was assigned to put "protective paint" over "4 electric contacts of 1mm by 1mm each" with a felt pen. Not to mention the new iPhone connector having 9 pins instead of 4, does anyone in their right mind actually believe that apple would paint these back plates AFTER assembling the iPhones? There are numerous other errors in the article but being actually from Hong Kong I can tell you this is typical of the level of journalism in mainland China. There is nothing to see here, folks.
In case anyone is curious here, put the text below into google translate and you will see what I meant.
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Given the lack of photos etc, it's hard to take this as fact.
So he could be
Yeah releasing this on the day the iPhone is being announced. Total coincidence, not
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Originally Posted by PhilBoogie
I seriously hope this isn't a Chinese version of Mike Daisey
Not quite. Reading the source article myself I felt like reading a Chinese version of Weekly World News.