France vs Apple in 'The Great Capitalism Debate'
First, let me start off by commending (or is it condemning?) Apple for absolutely nailing this 'capitalism' stuff. I can't even begin to get into their profit margin which is supplied by outsourcing cheap labor from Asia paired with a high market demand, egged on by the ruthless advertising and outrageous qualities these phones posses. Apple's market success is only furthered by their use of planned obsolescence, which has recently gotten the company into some pretty deep waters in mainland Europe just a year ago. 'Planned obsolescence' is a policy implemented by Apple that involves the use of non-durable materials (fragile glass screens) and changes in hardware (the removal of the auxiliary jack in the iPhone 7 and newer generations) or software (regular iOS updates) that result in consumer goods becoming obsolete and needing to be replaced frequently. The use of this ingenious but still malicious strategy is illegal in France, and the lawsuit filed in Decem...