Apple secrecy results in death of Chinese iPhone engineer
Tip by Anonymous, Grimlok, Debian GNU/Linux, prak | Added 2009-07-21, 03:57 PM | 30 Replies
Steve Jobs' insistence on a culture of pervasive secrecy at Apple has now claimed a life.
As the investigation begins into what caused 25 year-old Foxconn employee Sun Danyong, a recent and promising graduate of the Harbin University of Engineering in northeastern China's Heilongjiang Province, to jump to his death, eyes are increasingly turning not only to Foxconn for answers, but to Apple itself.
"On Thursday, July 9th, Sun got 16 prototype phones from the assembly line at a local Foxconn factory. At some point in the next few days, he discovered that one of the phones was missing. He suspected that it had been left at the factory, but couldn't find it. On Monday, July 13, he reported the missing phone to his boss. Then, that Wednesday, three Foxconn employees searched his apartment — illegally, according to Chinese law. Accusations are flying that Sun was detained and physically abused during the investigation"
"What is known: On Thursday — a little after 3 a.m. according to surveillance videos in the apartment building — he jumped out of a window in his apartment building to his death."
An Apple spokesperson confirmed the death of the employee, saying that "we (Apple) require our suppliers to treat all workers with dignity and respect." Apple did not elaborate on the specifics of their so-called "requirements", nor did they comment on any aspect of Foxconn's involvement in the matter. Foxconn is not commenting on any aspect of the situation, other than to say that the security division concerned has been suspended without pay.
Meanwhile, back in the United States, Apple fanboys are far more concerned about the lost iPhone prototype than the lost life.
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Status as of 02:38 AM: Apple TOLD | Microsoft NOT TOLD | AT&T TOLD | Intel NOT TOLD | AMD TOLD | Nvidia TOLD
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)16:45 No.2221
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...Wow |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)16:50 No.2222
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fucking macrumors |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)16:58 No.2223
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:( |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)17:11 No.2224
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so Apple can't afford MobileMe for their prototypes. |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)18:46 No.2225
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>Foxconn |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)19:51 No.2226
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The audacity of macfags makes me sick. |
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Sad
Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)20:02 No.2227
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He hero'd himself for someone else's landfill junk. |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)21:21 No.2228
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>>2225 |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)21:25 No.2229
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fags not yet told. please advise. |
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Anonymous 07/21/09(Tue)21:32 No.2231
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Fuck those shitheads at mac rumors |
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sage 07/21/09(Tue)21:35 No.2232
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foxCONn |
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Grimlok 07/21/09(Tue)22:39 No.2233
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A momentary stopping of told in respect of Sun Dan-yong |
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Debian GNU/Linux 07/21/09(Tue)22:53 No.2234
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They're Chinese workers so how much of high Apple profits end up going to them and not Apple anyway? As one who has worked in China before, I'd guess they make about $AU200 a month, and that's being very, very lenient. |
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Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)00:09 No.2235
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i don't care about macfags that much but those assholes in the MR thread thoroughly piss me off |
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Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)00:59 No.2236
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The chinese guy is probably in hell now. "Told" is a new sin now. |
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Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)03:58 No.2240
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Fucking Macfags. |
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Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)04:23 No.2241
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>>2240 |
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Anonymous 07/22/09(Wed)11:19 No.2242
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Sure is fucking hypocrite around here... |
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Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)09:25 No.2267
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Hmm, I'd like to see what China does. China doesn't like bad press, and always wants to send out an air of superiority and assert it's identity. |
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Another non story
Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)19:40 No.2274
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You sure are grasping at straws with this story. Aren't you tired of printing lies and half truths? That's probably why you're a Winblows fanboi! |
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sage
Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)23:19 No.2284
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Anonymous 07/23/09(Thu)23:47 No.2286
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Jeez you're dumb
Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)15:26 No.2318
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Anonymous 07/24/09(Fri)21:21 No.2341
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Evidence please
Anonymous 07/25/09(Sat)11:22 No.2350
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Anonymous 07/25/09(Sat)21:18 No.2366
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A suicide over an ipod/phone, this sure is novel and exciting. |
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Anonymous 07/30/09(Thu)17:57 No.2432
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Proof please?
Anonymous 07/31/09(Fri)16:00 No.2482
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Anonymous 08/02/09(Sun)16:54 No.2603
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Anonymous 12/17/09(Thu)10:47 No.5288
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