Amazon may be developing a smartphone for 2012

was that joke created before anyone knew about the fire?? lol, that would actually be rather funny.

Yeah, it was an April Fools joke earlier this year. We didn't know the name of the Fire til September or October, right?

heck i dunno.. your the article expert :) umm. we've been hearing rumors for a little while, dont remember when they announced the name though.

LOL!!! That was so wrong, on so many levels!

:) .

Why do you think Foxconn workers making Apple products have different working conditions than other Foxconn workers? Thanks for proving my point that you have no issue with amazon making phones and tablets through Foxconn.

foxcon is a giant contracting company. I'd bet money that a client as large as apple gets a lot of say in what happens at those plants. And my understanding (dont quote me on it) is that it was Tim's job to oversee the foxconn contracts and other suppliers while SJ was in charge. Never said I didnt have an issue with foxconn, taco. Dont put words in my mouth. I was simply making the distinction about why people get up in arms over APPLE-FOXCONN plants over other ones. You dont think that apple is going to stand up to the US telecoms, but be pushed around by some Chinese parts assembler do you? And I looked it up. My dell desktop was made in the USA, not at foxconn. Thats where they make tablets, phones, and some laptops. they also have major factories in the US, india, malasia, and the phillipines.

"Immediately after the allegations, Apple launched an investigation and worked with their manufacturers to ensure that conditions were acceptable to Apple.[205] In 2007, Apple started yearly audits of all its suppliers regarding worker's rights, slowly raising standards and pruning suppliers that did not comply. Yearly progress reports have been published since 2008." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc.#Labor_practices

He oversaw contracts not the plants. You're very naive if you only Foxconn workers making Apple products have had poor working conditions. Also posted a link for you where Apple has stood up to poor working conditions. This is all information you willfully ignore. Your mind is made up and your only interested in info that supports your arguments.

yes, keep the personal attacks coming. keep proving that you are incapable of a regular conversation. you really never get tired of acting like a troll? seriously. geesh. ok, lets try again.. now this time without resorting in personal attacks.. ok? those progress reports are nice, but even with those "reports" the factory was built in 2011 and exploded. http://www.zdnet.com/blog/btl/foxconn-explosion-apple-ipad-supply-impact-unclear-dangers-of-combustible-dust/49152 And all those suicides were still happening this year http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/05/06/apple-foxconn-suicide-pact_n_858504.html neat excerpts from the article: "Apple, which did not cut ties with Foxconn after determining the company had acted appropriately to prevent further suicides..." including: "Workers at Foxconn's Chengdu factory, which manufactures Apple products, must reportedly sign a pledge promising they will not commit suicide." " Some workers allegedly view the provision as license for Foxconn to institutionalize them if it sees fit" "According to the report, workers are routinely overworked, given only scarce breaks for food amidst abysmal living conditions. It found that employees work 174 regular hours each month, in addition to overtime: while the legal limit for overtime is 36 hours a month, workers routinely work 80 to 100 hours overtime in continuous shifts that do not allow for meal breaks." "Apple has cut ties with other factories for violating overtime and child labor laws" ****but foxconn gets a pass*** " commended Foxconn for taking quick action on several fronts simultaneously, including hiring a large number of psychological counselors, establishing a 24-hour care center, and even attaching large nets to the factory buildings to prevent impulsive suicides," Apple said in a Supplier Report, going on to add that "Foxconn's response had definitely saved lives." *** but none of the actions were actually IMPROVING workers conditions or enforcing labor laws.**** " Conditions described in the article, as taken from the report, are uniformly harsher in Chengdu than in the other locations. " " Chengdu's sole buyer is Apple"

You responded to me. I was responding to wem comment. Any logical person can understand Foxconn will run all their factories the same. You have zero proof of better working conditions in other factories. In fact the same factories could very well produce multiple products for different companies. Yes you're a hypocrite

" Conditions described in the article, as taken from the report, are uniformly harsher in Chengdu than in the other locations. " " Chengdu's sole buyer is Apple" try actually reading a response before blind posting.