Exactly. That's why I'm boycotting all GM products. GM is in the same
state as Ford and Ford assembles quite a few of their cars in Mexico.
Mexico, as we all know, objects to the new AZ immigration law.
On 05/17/2010 12:55 PM, Joshua Zeidner wrote:
> 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 <sphariss@gmail.com
> <mailto:sphariss@gmail.com>> 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 <nadimhoque@gmail.com
> <mailto:nadimhoque@gmail.com>> 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 <kurt+plug-discuss@granroth.com
> <mailto:kurt%2Bplug-discuss@granroth.com>>
> Date: Sun, 16 May 2010 13:23:48
> To: <plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> <mailto:plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us>>
> 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?
>
>
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