Apple -- Rotten to the Core?

[JBB]

15+ years ago I watched a similarly angled documentary on Nike.  As a result, I thought I would exercise my right as a consumer to only purchase footwear made in a/any developed country.  (Figuring that Nike was the easy mark and it was an "industry-wide" issue.)  That effort was as educational as the documentary. 

that, or perhaps a different Michael Moore documentary prompted me to wear Converse All Stars as my exclusive casual shoe... because they were made in USA.  Now they aren't... and they've doubled in price since moving manufacturing to Vietnam.

[Cap'n Ken]

15+ years ago I watched a similarly angled documentary on Nike.  As a result, I thought I would exercise my right as a consumer to only purchase footwear made in a/any developed country.  (Figuring that Nike was the easy mark and it was an "industry-wide" issue.)  That effort was as educational as the documentary. 

that, or perhaps a different Michael Moore documentary prompted me to wear Converse All Stars as my exclusive casual shoe... because they were made in USA.  Now they aren't... and they've doubled in price since moving manufacturing to Vietnam.

Hey, that ain't my quote! I've tried to purchase shoes made from the hides of the relatives of the little Cambodian children I'm so happy to keep employed, but that was also an education in futility.

[JBB]

15+ years ago I watched a similarly angled documentary on Nike.  As a result, I thought I would exercise my right as a consumer to only purchase footwear made in a/any developed country.  (Figuring that Nike was the easy mark and it was an "industry-wide" issue.)  That effort was as educational as the documentary. 

that, or perhaps a different Michael Moore documentary prompted me to wear Converse All Stars as my exclusive casual shoe... because they were made in USA.  Now they aren't... and they've doubled in price since moving manufacturing to Vietnam.

Hey, that ain't my quote! I've tried to purchase shoes made from the hides of the relatives of the little Cambodian children I'm so happy to keep employed, but that was also an education in futility.

sorry... I didn't think that sounded like you.

[JBB]

I always bought New Balance b/c they made their shoes here.  not sure if that still holds true... Their website says they still do...
http://www.newbalance.com/usa/

they may still make one or two hard-to-find models here, but most of them are made elsewhere

[vigodas-pants]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/19/us-foxconn-idUSBRE82I03120120319

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction

[enduser]

I always bought New Balance b/c they made their shoes here.  not sure if that still holds true... Their website says they still do...
http://www.newbalance.com/usa/

they may still make one or two hard-to-find models here, but most of them are made elsewhere

Not true. 25% of their shoes are assembled in the USA. They still have factories here. The one in Skowhegan, Maine turns out the 574s you can custom order (like Nike ID, but made here.)

[insan0]

http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/03/19/us-foxconn-idUSBRE82I03120120319

http://www.thisamericanlife.org/radio-archives/episode/460/retraction

Interesting listening to that guy dance around why his fabrication isn't a lie.

[meltco]

Woz supports Mike Daisey's message and says you should too

In a nutshell (or apple core?): Daisey lied, but his message still has a valid point; Woz is keeping it real.