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Originally Posted by Edward M. Grant
I don't get it. Apple is EVIL for paying people a wage they're happy to work for because their cost of living is low, but they're also EVIL for taking the jobs somewhere else?
Do you want Apple to provide jobs for these people or not?
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I wouldn't say Apple is evil per se, but that they participate in a form of evil... yes.
The cost of living is low, because the standard of living is low. Also Apple doesn't set the wage, it just chooses the company who offers the lowest price for manufacture. How do they lower the price? Cheap wages. Apple is at the top of the pyramid if you like, and the economy forms around their business in this case, so if they move... it crumbles. Also bad. This is the problem with globalization. It benefits the companies, but workers can fall through the gaps.
Morally, as the head of the business, Apple should be directly concerned with how the devices are built, and charge a little more to consumers, if need be.
They should also recognize the nature of this industry by encouraging the growth of other companies, and not try to monopolize it.