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In reply to the discussion: Apple's shares swallow biggest loss in four years [View all]wordpix
(18,652 posts)24. could it be Foxconn and dorm fires in China/Taiwan are affecting sales? I hope so
Just wondering. Apple hires companies overseas to make their products and does not allow them much in profits. The contractors then squeeze their workers, requiring long hours, crammed dorms, and denying them worker and environmental protection. Apple should clean up its act. I wouldn't buy a thing from that company and word is getting out that fires and deaths in Apple-connected workplaces and dorms are really a result of Apple's shoddy business practices.
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Look how you would've made out if you bought Apple stock instead of products...
targetpractice
Dec 2012
#5
Actually I heard there were a lot of reasons. One was a misinterpretation of iphone5 sales by an
still_one
Dec 2012
#26
could it be Foxconn and dorm fires in China/Taiwan are affecting sales? I hope so
wordpix
Dec 2012
#24
The practical problem is where does their next jolt of growth come from?
Sen. Walter Sobchak
Dec 2012
#28
Apple is selling more of everything they make and making more money than ever.
onehandle
Dec 2012
#36