You can either manufacture in comfortable, worker-friendly factories, or you can reinvent the product every year, and make it better and faster and cheaper, which requires factories that seem harsh by American standards. And right now, customers care more about a new iPhone than working conditions in China.

- Apple’s iPad and the Human Costs for Workers in China (via New York Times)

I know this isn’t a phenomenon exclusive to Apple products. I own a PS3, and Sony is also a client of Foxconn’s. But holy s**t at that quote.

Once Samsung starts manufacturing their own gaming console, maybe I can feel a bit less guilty about the gadgets I own.