Steve Jobs FBI Probe

Steve Jobs was being considered for an appointment under George Bush and subsequently underwent and FBI background check. They found some unfavorable minor information, but what is interesting is that several friends said that he wasn’t the most honest person and that “Jobs will twist the truth and distort reality in order to achieve his goals.” Interesting, considering the image that Apple still pushes today with its trendy “zen-like” designs when they couldn’t be anything further from being ethically built at the sweatshop in China.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology/fbis-steve-jobs-file-he-will-distort-reality–to-achieve-his-goals/2012/02/09/gIQAWJfU1Q_story.html

Apple’s Chinese iPod Factory Exposed

New York Times investigated the factory conditions at Foxconn in China, where Apple has its iPods and iPads assembled. The factory has become more renown as of late due to the talk of suicide protests and horrendous working conditions they are exposed to. This includes toxic cleaners used to clean the screens (with a higher evaporation rate than alcohol, so its quicker down the assembly line), explosions that have killed dozens, and hanging nets up alongside the building to catch any jumpers.

All of this is to support Apple’s $13 billion dollar profit in the last QUARTER. That’s only three months. How much profit does one need to make?

‘We’re trying really hard to make things better,’ one former Apple executive told the New York Times. ‘But most people would still be really disturbed if they saw where their iPhone comes from.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2092277/Apple-Poor-working-conditions-inside-Chinese-factories-making-iPads.html