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Originally Posted by murraypaul
<skip rant about the Opium trade>
Do you actually have something relevant to say?
I know there are a lot of people who don't like Apple, but it is a new high to equate them to the British Opium wars!
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The opium trade is a great example because it illustrates the beginning of globalization. Obviously its come a long way from that, but Apple is just one of many companies who take advantage of the current world order to make giant profits. Sure its not quite as downright nasty as war profiteering but it is distasteful. Of course if they couldn't leverage international laws to crush competitors, the Chinese would soon create their own phones and have no need for Apple's business, the price of Apples products would rise, and so people wouldn't buy it. Like the opium their business model would be shown to be flawed and disappear. Besides looking at the way 'fanboys' line up for their glass and colors, it wouldn't be hard to compare iPhones to opiates!!
So what I say is totally relevant and on the topic of the thread. For the iPhones cost is more than just a bill of materials.