[I was going to post this with the title “Tortured iPhone Worker Commits Suicide”][link], but then I realized I don’t work for TechCrunch. That seems to be what happened, though:
>According to various Chinese media reports, the worker at Chinese manufacturer Foxconn committed suicide last week after a fourth-generation iPhone prototype for which he was responsible went missing.
Word is that the worker was then tortured by Foxconn security, which led him to snap and take a leap off the building. If this is true, Apple needs to step up and tell Foxconn to fuck off.
*Update:* [Fake Steve says it’s fucked over there, and we all knew that already][fake]. He’s basically right.
[link]: http://news.cnet.com/8301-13579_3-10291701-37.html “Apple confirms death of iPhone worker in China | Apple – CNET News”
[fake]: http://fakesteve.blogspot.com/2009/07/im-really-thinking-maybe-i-shouldnt.html “Fake Steve: I’m really thinking maybe I shouldn’t have yelled at that Chinese guy so much”
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