The Finger Points at Apple

Not to bore any more of you with my Fanboyism, but while I was browsing the Internet, I came across a video from my favorite online news show that had to do with Apple. Naturally I took a peek. This video was almost directly correlated to the Mike Daisey podcast. These people are finally trying to change the system for good.

-Cole Freedman
Period 8

Sent from my iPad (Seriously)

Video Here: 

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Here is David Pogue's response, "The Dilemma of Cheap Electronics". Pogue was a Mac fanboy when Cole was just a glimmer in his parents' eyes. He now is the tech writer for The New York Times.
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In his response, I believe David Pogue raised a very interesting point, and that is how much do we really care? It is hard to truly say. It is wonderful to see people taking true action by protesting outside of apple stores, for like so many of us, they are appalled by the horrible conditions of these factories. The only difference is, these people are attempting to make a true change, and are acting upon their words. In the video posted by Cole, the reporters commented on the fact that we are lazy in our efforts to make a change in the practices of these factories. The reporters believe that many Americans are motivated only enough to sign an online petition, and I think this is a very valid point. In part, we as consumers are to blame for the conditions of these factories, for as Pogue pointed out, we all want our cheap products. It seems as though this mentatlity of “needing more,” in terms of quantity, is one of the ways the industrial revolution has affected us. We as consumers have been demanding mass quantities of these products, and this is what happens as a result. Pogue pointed out that if Iphones were manufactured in America, the price would raise to $350. I wonder if consumers are truly willing to sacrifice their money to improve the wages, and standard of living for the thousands of Chinese workers who are making these products. I am sure all Americans would SAY they would sacrifice this, but when it comes time to practice what you preach, I wonder how many Americans would be willing to truly do it. Obviously we as consumers are appalled by stories such as Mike Daiseys, but it seems we simply watch in horror and then proceed to do nothing. Hopefully these protests of Apple stores will be a continuing pattern of people attempting to truly change the way our products are manufactured, and to improve the working conditions of the people who are making them
— Ben
Cole- We will see how well the protests work. Apple is not short on money, and they will likely be able to cover up whatever needs to be covered up, putting lots of money towards creating a non-transparent window up in front of all consumer's eyes. And as these guys said, half the people signing this petition were probably doing so from an iDevice, and it is doubtful with the large percentage of the market in which the iPod, iPad, iPhone, and Mac take up, that people will really move away from these devices. It will likely take a lot more uncovering to change many people's buying choices.
Just a thought.

-Aaron F.

— Aaron F.
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