"Although every suicide is tragic, Foxconn's suicide rate is well below the China average. We are all over this."
So on the one hand, Steve buys into the argument that since the number of suicides amongst Foxconn employees is below average, it has nothing to do with the working conditions there. On the other hand, they're "all over" it, as he knows that this sure isn't good publicity for Apple (or any of the other companies who work with Foxconn).
Steve Jobs, chief executive of Apple, said that the suicide rate at the Chinese factory – where 12 of the company's 400,000 employees have killed themselves this year – was lower than the overall suicide rate for the United States.
According to the World Health Organisation, the average annual suicide rate in the United States is 11.1 people per 100,000 of the population. The most recent statistics available date from 2005.作者: greenhand2009 时间: 2010-10-19 10:11
听说表情不管用了，苦笑一下好了作者: Peter518 时间: 2010-10-19 15:19
During Apple's conference call, CEO Steve Jobs took a few swipes at Google and that put a bad taste in Edwards' mouth. Usually when someone does that, they're feeling defensive, said Edwards. She still likes Apple's stock though and thinks it will go highe because it'll have "the best gadgets for Christmas."
Karabell is concerned about expectations for Apple's stock given the run it's had. A few years ago, he said, Google was in a similar spot. It went up and up, then failed to meet expectations. In the next six to 12 months, Karabell thinks Apple will have that same issue.
