[citation][nom]vegaclaw[/nom]Foxconn's margin is nothing compared to what Apple is getting. They, like most of the Asian CM's, make just 2-3% net margin on big orders like Apple's. Foxconn doesn't really have a choice if they want the business. Apple's kind of stuck with Foxconn as well since it is the only company that can support the mass quantity and the timing required by Apple. Personally, I don't think it's anyone's fault. It's just how the game is played. A few lives for a $600 phone... well, people have died for much less. Apple or Foxconn have never force anyone to buy their products.[/citation]
I agree, except where you say it's nobody's fault. If Apple would let Foxconn have a slightly higher profit/unit produced (even at the "huge" expense of getting a couple bucks less profit per unit sold), on the condition that the extra money goes to the actual workers, there would be no issue. But, because Apple behaves like a greedy bastard, you got this.