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alittlelark

(18,890 posts) Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:49 PM Jan 2020

iPhone maker Foxconn says coronavirus outbreak won't affect production

https://www.theverge.com/2020/1/28/21112288/coronavirus-foxconn-apple-iphone-outbreak-production-manufacturing-schedule

WELL - ISN'T THAT PRECIOUS !$!$!$!$

OK, I own an iphone, but reading this headline makes me want to throw it off a cliff, or burn it, or hire one of those catapult companies.

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iPhone maker Foxconn says coronavirus outbreak won't affect production (Original Post) alittlelark Jan 2020 OP

The outbreak is going to into warp drive when workers come back to the factories. roamer65 Jan 2020 #1

Ugly, Ugly Marketing at its worst. alittlelark Jan 2020 #6

Why? N/T Big Blue Marble Jan 2020 #2

CUZ 'their workers' WON'T GET SICK !!!! alittlelark Jan 2020 #8

Bad journalism FreeState Jan 2020 #3

Ya know what? F them - ignore the dire alittlelark Jan 2020 #5

What a relief. nt greyl Jan 2020 #4

Maybe they aren't concerned because the workers aren't allowed hughee99 Jan 2020 #7

VERY Good point. alittlelark Jan 2020 #9

One reply........... alittlelark Jan 2020 #10

roamer65

(36,745 posts)

1. The outbreak is going to into warp drive when workers come back to the factories.

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:56 PM

Jan 2020

Think about it. It will be no different than how fast a cold or flu spreads.

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)

6. Ugly, Ugly Marketing at its worst.

Reply to roamer65 (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:24 PM

Jan 2020

Big Blue Marble

(5,092 posts)

2. Why? N/T

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 10:57 PM

Jan 2020

alittlelark

(18,890 posts)

8. CUZ 'their workers' WON'T GET SICK !!!!

Reply to Big Blue Marble (Reply #2)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:30 PM

Jan 2020

It's a MIRACLE !!!

..... Brought to you by Foxconn Mktg Dept !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FreeState

(10,572 posts)

3. Bad journalism

Reply to alittlelark (Original post)

Tue Jan 28, 2020, 11:00 PM

Jan 2020

Notable products manufactured by Foxconn include the BlackBerry, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Kindle, Nintendo 3DS, Nokia devices, Xiaomi devices, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Wii U, Xbox 360, Xbox One, and several CPU sockets, including the TR4 CPU socket on some motherboards.

But let’s just point to Apple.