Comments on: Foxconn engineer commits suicide after losing iPhone 4G prototype

By: reysys

reysys — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 04:33:00 +0000

Not so crazy? Damage reduction? I prefer his life wekk to the phone?

By: alphabeta

alphabeta — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 19:49:15 +0000

This is about the most incoherent response I’ve ever read.

By: mjyung

mjyung — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 06:11:56 +0000

Actually Hong Hai is a pretty good company to work for…although they got a bad rap last year about having the worker lived in a gym. The question that should be asked is why was there a gym? The gym is for the entertainment of the workers. Last year Apple’s growth was so great that the company was hiring faster then they can built the dorms. Their dorms room is four to a room, with TV, heat and a/c. Small by US standard but great for China. In fact most IT related manufacturer has great facilities for its worker due to it being very expense to train a new worker.

The problem you are talking about is more to do with Industrial espionage, all companies take the most server action around the world. We have seen much worst what companies do to those involves in potential industrial espionage.

In other news, Microsoft hired a senior Apple retail manager and plan to open stores close to Apple’s stores.

By: bardog

bardog — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 19:24:34 +0000

I don’t think people in China are all treated like animals, but I do agree Apple should not do business with people that do not care about the well being of its employee and more over conduct illegal activities against its employee

By: mjyung

mjyung — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:59:30 +0000

Who are you calling animal? In my experience most Chinese would not take the abuse given out by the US government and big companies. It is amazing how the American people just take the lies and abuses. Talking about lack of human rights.

By: nyctek

nyctek — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 14:51:38 +0000

See how the fanboys can’t pause in their defense of Apple long enough to express sympathy for Sun’s pointless death? Heaven forbid anyone think negative thoughts about a consumer goods manufacturer!!!

By: daPrinz

daPrinz — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 13:04:12 +0000

Oh, come on. Give me a freakin’ break.
What has Apple to do with the way Foxconn handles it’s problems?
We’re talking about China here, a country where people get treated like animals every single day. If I owe the IRS $100k and commit suicide because I can’t pay it back and I don’t want to go to jail hardly anyone will say that the pressure the government puts on you is responsible for that.
Somehow, somewhere Apple is always responsible for all evil in the world!

By: timyates

timyates — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 12:58:57 +0000

It’s not the product that’s important, it’s as you pointed out in the article, the business is cut-throat. Apple is probably a huge slice of Foxconn’s pie.

Truthfully, this is more of a cultural issue than a an issue of Apple secrecy. Suicide is (unfortunately) a common reaction to dishonor and embarrassment in Asia. In 2005 suicide was the number one cause of death between 20 and 35 year olds. Over half of all suicides in the world are in Asia. I think the fact the the iPhone was involved is just unfortunate for Apple.