As difficult as it is to watch people get beaten up verbally, and as much as I'd like to root for you, OmegaZoid, I have to ask: You do realize this isn't a political forum, don't you? If others on this thread began extolling the virtues of Milton Friedman and castigating Noam Chomsky, that, too, would be outside the comfort zone of this thread.
People can't just presume that inhumane work conditions in China are entirely about Apple because the company is ridiculously successful. If conditions are inhumane in other outsourced factories, then all of it should be addressed, don't you think?
I like Samsung's products, but
they've been accused of as much exploitation as Apple and they're not American. Buying a Galaxy S3 is fun for the user, but it's
not a de facto stand taken against the exploitation of Chinese workers.
And it's strange to hear you talk to Hans as if he doesn't understand the country in which he lives.
I'd still like to see a comparison of smartphone manufacturing costs that included all the major companies.