What is the Real Cost?
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4 million units in just 24 hours!
9 million 5’s and 5c’s sold first weekend
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Projections are 75 million plus within
3months
That’s more than the 66 million copies of
Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” over several
decades!
Sales are expected to jump between March
and June
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A full work week in the United States yields
40 hours
In comparison to $7.25 an hour, workers for
manufactures make $1.18
What is your iPhone really worth?
◦ All major US carriers price iPhone 6 at $199!
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18 attempted suicides in 2010
Suicide nets built onto buildings
12 hour work days
A search for alternatively less restricting
protections for workers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bc2wVyl8
RLI
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http://www.emorywheel.com/11617/
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http://time.com/3377733/apple-iphone-6-preorders/
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http://colorlines.com/archives/2011/09/the_deadly_labor_of_consumer_electronics.html#
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http://www.ibtimes.com/iphone-6-prediction-apples-new-iphone-will-outsell-barbies-cars-thriller1663300
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http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/09/15/us-apple-iphone-idUSKBN0HA1A220140915
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http://www.foxconn.com/GroupProfile_En/CompanyMilestones.html