Clearly they are doing it for symbolic purposes... which is why we should do it right back to them. Apple products are overpriced and overpromoted anyway. They are a California based company but they certainly do most of their work overseas. The way things are currently going the outsourcing equation will change, and possibly become invalid. -jmz On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 12:46 PM, Steve Phariss wrote: > And this is why boycotts are stupid... if you take it to the logical > conclusion no one can buy anything. > > > On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 1:54 PM, Nadim Hoque wrote: > >> The thing is that Apple is based in california and that's where the design >> their products. Then again if we were to boycott all of california products >> wouldn't we have to ban our networking infrastructure because we the >> hardware is mostly based in california? >> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Kurt Granroth >> > >> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 13:23:48 >> To: >> Subject: Re: ditching Apple products due to boycotts? >> >> On 5/16/10 12:54 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote: >> > Hello PLUG, >> > >> > I am wondering if anyone is switching off Apple products due to the >> > recent Los Angeles boycott of Arizona: >> > >> > >> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-vote-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html >> > >> > < >> http://www.azcentral.com/news/articles/2010/05/12/20100512los-angeles-boycott-vote-over-arizona-immigration-law12-ON.html> >> Hopefully >> > they will choose Linux. >> >> What does any of this have to do with Apple? >> >