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"Apple was definitely ready for us," Ryan said. "They were very polite. Hopefully, they understand the magnitude of the signatures. The groups aren't seeking a boycott of Apple products, merely that the company change its views on its suppliers and working conditions overseas. But Ryan said the group would call for a boycott if Apple had the option to improve conditions and opted to focus on profitability instead. Ryan acknowledged that Apple isn't the only company to use suppliers with substandard working conditions, but said that as a leader in the industry, Apple should lead the charge for change.
"We're asking them to take their motto, 'Think Different,' and apply it to other areas besides technology," she said, Knox, who drew the most attention for her outfit, said she wanted to put more public pressure olixar flexishield iphone x gel case - purple on Apple, Mike Daisey, a monologist who wrote a one-man show called "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs," noted that Apple's brand could stand to take a hit if the company doesn't do anything, He noted that the same dilemma had previously hit Nike, which he said still prompts thoughts of sweatshops..
"You can quickly tarnish that brand," he said. Update at 11:05 a.m. from San Francisco: Across the country representatives from Change.org gathered in front of Apple's flagship store in San Francisco, to deliver the same petition that was presented in New York and a handful of other Apple stores earlier today. Beyond the small group of representatives from Change.org there were no protestors, just a handful of press outlets chronicling the scene. A man who identified himself as the store's general manager took the box of 250,000 printed signatures and said he would deliver them to Apple's corporate arm. He did not, however, provide any statement from the company about what it planned to do with them.
Change.org spokeswoman Charlotte Hill said she was pleased with how the handover went, citing that this particular petition was one of the largest the group has gathered on the site, When asked whether she thought this petition would bring changes to Apple's practices, she pointed out previous successes the group had with user-created petitions, including one for 1-800-Flowers that led to the company offering olixar flexishield iphone x gel case - purple fair-trade flowers, as well as one against Bank of America's plans to add a $5 debit card fee that led to the bank dropping it..
Here's a video of the scene from the San Francisco store. Updated at 10:35 a.m. PT: with Apple's response and additional background, then again at 11:05 a.m. PT to include details from the petition delivery to Apple's San Francisco store. CNET staff writer Josh Lowensohn contributed to this report. Editor's note, March 19, 2012: "This American Life" announced late last week that it's retracting a story it did recently about working conditions at Foxconn that included an interview with Mike Daisey as well as an excerpt from his monologue "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." It said it was doing so because of "numerous fabrications" it found. CNET's Josh Lowensohn has the details in this story. Daisey's own statement is on his Web site. A recent investigative report by The New York Times looked at working conditions in Apple's supply chain in China.
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