Peter;208923 Wrote: > nicketynick wrote: > > sixofone;208750 Wrote: > > > >> Im 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? > >> > >> Theres 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
You beat me to it on this one. If a company chooses to send its manufacturing overseas and the quality suffers, that is a poor business decision. If the quality stays acceptable, and the costs are reduced, then it is a good business decision. The company will either see increased margins or they will be able to reduce prices to better consumers and improve their competitive position. Lower consumer prices benefit all consumers, and the macroeconomics generally indicate that that outweighs the losses of the displaced workers (of course, that's little consolation to someone who cannot find employment). The overseas employees obviously benefit. Higher profits benefit the stockholders, whose primary reason for investing their capital is to get a return. The suggestion that a person in country A is more deserving of a job than another in country B is not only ignorant of economics, but is also ethically bankrupt. -- jeffmeh ------------------------------------------------------------------------ jeffmeh's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3986 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=35899
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