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Originally Posted by HansTWN
You believe everything you read? And what would Guo (running the biggest factories in the world) possibly hope to learn from the Taipei Zoo manager? Put down "das Kapital" and go to China to have a look. You are incredibly gullible, how could that comment not be a joke? Whatever you think of Guo, he is not that stupid.
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Actually I've spent time in Taiwan. I'm certain that Guo is not stupid. And on your part I wouldn't assume it was a joke. Apple makes sure that companies like his follow the bare minimum of standards. But those are very low. The whole reason Guo got the contract with Apple is because he could guarantee a cheaper price of manufacture as opposed to his rivals. How? By using cheap uneducated labor from China thereby paying the workers less. Jobs loves this kind of stuff!
And Apple went for it, because it leaves them more money to create new shiny toys for the masses, and build UFO style buildings out in sunny Cupertino.
Anyone whos looked at the way the Foxconn factories are managed knows that the Taipei Zoo comment was no joke. They really took it to heart.
Put down 'Das Kapital'? There couldn't be a better example than the difference of environment between Shenzhen, Cupertino.