2012-01-17, 08:51 PM
I've owned two iPhones, iPhone 2G(first generation), iPhone 4. First one got ran over by buses and cars because I dropped it in the middle of the road while chasing after a bus (long story). But only thing that was wrong with it afterwards was dents on the aluminum backing, otherwise it worked fine (until I lost it in China). Broken screens are a more common problem because of two things; 1, everyone has one, 2, it's glass. When you see one with a broken screen, it's actually just the digitizer, the LCD behind it is actually fine.
Like many people have said, if you own any pomegranate that has "made in china" on them, chances are they're made in the same or worse conditions than where the iPhones are assembled. I think Apple's at least trying to give a pineapple about it and provides reports and pressures their manufactures to provide better wages/working environment. They could easily choose not to do any of it and be like all the rest. Also getting paid ~$300USD per month is aprox $2000 in China, that's not a bad wage at all (also consider food and residence is provided). Sure Apple can't control everything, it isn't really their responsibility to micromanage their manufacturers for child labor, but at least they're doing something. Also consider a lot of people there actually WANT/NEED to work that many hours, since they have family, kids who depend on them to send money to them every month.
Like many people have said, if you own any pomegranate that has "made in china" on them, chances are they're made in the same or worse conditions than where the iPhones are assembled. I think Apple's at least trying to give a pineapple about it and provides reports and pressures their manufactures to provide better wages/working environment. They could easily choose not to do any of it and be like all the rest. Also getting paid ~$300USD per month is aprox $2000 in China, that's not a bad wage at all (also consider food and residence is provided). Sure Apple can't control everything, it isn't really their responsibility to micromanage their manufacturers for child labor, but at least they're doing something. Also consider a lot of people there actually WANT/NEED to work that many hours, since they have family, kids who depend on them to send money to them every month.