On Tue, Jul 19, 2011 at 9:31 PM, Robert Munn <cfmuns...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Public outcry is the only thing that is going to change people's behavior. > Does anyone else find it chilling that Apple's profits just doubled in the > period that people were jumping off the roofs of the buildings where their > products are made? They made $7.9 billion in profits on $10.2 billion in > gross revenues last quarter. That is not a typo, they are more or less > printing money. Would it kill them to make sure that everyone who works for > them or in their supply chain is well compensated and has the opportunity to > live a decent life? And yet our society has become so corrupted that people > actually cheer Apple on. Are we really that blind to the pain and suffering > of the rest of the world?
It was 7.9 billion in profit on sales of 28.6 billion, not 10.2 billion, so the profit margin was significantly smaller than what you were looking at but, yes, still quite healthy and the rest of your points stand. Judah ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:340629 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
