This won't help get rid of those iPhone 5 shortages: China Labor Watch claims 3K-4K Foxconn workers at a plant in the city of Zhengzhou went on strike this afternoon, protesting over a lack of quality control training needed to meet the iPhone 5's (AAPL -2.1%) exceptional requirements, and demands to work during a holiday. Multiple iPhone 5 production lines were reportedly put into a "state of paralysis." Two weeks ago, Foxconn had to shut down another Chinese plant due to a riot. Update: Foxconn denies a strike occurred, and claims production remains on schedule. [View news story]
The timing of this is interesting considering that AAPL major competitor just received a very negative report on its own China Operations. http://bit.ly/Ob8ccU This is a minor blip.
Apple: Samsung Ripped Off The iPhone [View article]
I note once again a mention of the Apple Xerox relationship. Apple framed in a negative light. Yawn, read wider than your anti-apple blogs and you will learn that Xerox invited apple to view and use their IP and Apple paid Xerox for the experience.
This won't help get rid of those iPhone 5 shortages: China Labor Watch claims 3K-4K Foxconn workers at a plant in the city of Zhengzhou went on strike this afternoon, protesting over a lack of quality control training needed to meet the iPhone 5's (AAPL -2.1%) exceptional requirements, and demands to work during a holiday. Multiple iPhone 5 production lines were reportedly put into a "state of paralysis." Two weeks ago, Foxconn had to shut down another Chinese plant due to a riot. Update: Foxconn denies a strike occurred, and claims production remains on schedule. [View news story]
http://bit.ly/Ob8ccU
This is a minor blip.
Apple: Samsung Ripped Off The iPhone [View article]
Samsung (SSNLF.PK), scrambling to respond to a U.S. Galaxy Nexus injunction, is now "working closely" with Google (GOOG) to create a common legal front against Apple (AAPL), The Korea Times reports. The patents Google acquired from Motorola Mobility might help Samsung's cause, and so might a notification bar patent Google has applied for. [View news story]