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Apple To Release List of Companies That Build Its Products Around the World
mathfeel writes "Indulge me in some post hoc reasoning here: After last week's episode of This American Life 'Mr. Daisey and the Apple Factory,' a very interesting show, Apple announced that 'For the first time, Apple has released a list of companies that build its products around the world. In another first, the company also announced that it will allow an independent third party to check on working conditions at those factories, and to make its findings public.'
But before you celebrate Apple's gesture (or complain about the potential increase in electronic price): 'It doesn't appear that Apple's partnership with the FLA will increase transparency in this regard either. The FLA will audit 5% of the factories that make Apple products, but like Apple, it will not name which ones it checks or where it finds violations.'"
You are correct. Apple themselves are not obnoxious, their users are.
Pointing out someone is immature makes me a rabid Apple fanboi?
I think you'll find that's called a non-sequitur.
You'll note that in my subsequent reply I talked about the problem with basing your arguments on sweeping generalisations, especially derogatory ones.
I may well be a "rabid Apple fanboi" or a "fandroid" or even an "M$ Shill", but that has no bearing on pointing out to another commenter the reason that his argument lost all of its credibility. It's just lazy debate technique that draws on inaccurate stereotypes and generalisations. Pointing that out has nothing to do with my personal opinion on the topic, whether I agree with him or not.
You might want to consider that before "correcting" another poster's comments in the future. You risk introducing errors into the proceedings.
I can appreciate that you need an enemy to define yourself by since you seem incapable of defining your own personality (your sig speaks volumes), but you're trying a little too hard to troll here, and not doing it very well. At least you logged in.