nicketynick wrote: > sixofone;208750 Wrote: > >> I’m sufficiently irked to register and post to this form for the first >> (and probably last) time. >> >> You see I was under the impression that the words “Designed and >> manufactured in Mountain View, California, USA” meant just that. >> Whereas it now appears that the principal component of both my S3s was >> actually manufactured in China. Am I alone in finding that a >> little…….well, disingenuous? >> >> There’s no need for me to argue the economic and ethical rights and >> wrongs of such a production model in such well-educated company. >> >> Nor do I need to point out that, for some of us, the considerations of >> how and at what (human) cost a product is produced are factors in the >> purchasing decision. The fact that Slim Devices chose to slap the >> “Designed and manufactured…” tag on in the first place shows just how >> well-attuned they were to such sensitivities. >> >> Enjoy counting the cash, Slim/ Logitech people. Try not to think too >> hard about that new, faraway workforce. Or the old "manufacturing" >> staff a little nearer to home who had to be “let go”. >> > > I applaud your moral and ethical objections, particularly regarding > 'that new, faraway workforce'. I'd wager you've seen "Manufactured > Landscapes" - an absolutely mind-boggling documentary - its hard to > believe how things are happening over there. >
You'd rather they didn't make any money at all if they can't do so ethically? My grandmother worked when she was twelve to support her family. I'm glad there wasn't some American know it all forbidding her to do so. The hypocrisy of ethics. You're allowed to starve, but you can't sell your kidney... Regards, Peter _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
