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Posted: Jul 22 2009 01:01 pm

Yup, just like the title says.

http://www.switched.com/2009/07/22/chinese-employee-commits-suicide-over-lost-iphone-prototype/

switched.com wrote:

Apparently, on July 9th, Sun Danyong received 16 prototypes of the fourth generation iPhone from the assembly line at Foxconn. Over the course of the next few days, he discovered that one was missing and reported it to his employer. Two days later, on July 15th, three Foxconn employees allegedly showed up at his house and searched his apartment -- in violation of Chinese law. He was detained and -- according to some reports -- abused. The next night, according to reported surveillance footage, Sun leaped to his death from his apartment window.

Pretty insane stuff, this guy had to of been under an extraordinary amount of pressure.

Posted: Jul 22 2009 01:15 pm

It's possible there's more to it than that....

Posted: Jul 22 2009 01:42 pm

SpraCoalee wrote:

It's possible there's more to it than that....

Definitely, alot of the details are still being translated in real time so there is still more to the story, also did you see this part?

switched.com wrote:

Apple is known for its secrecy and ability to surprise the industry, so we can only imagine that there's considerable pressure to maintain employee silence. Leaking iPhone secrets would mean disaster for Foxconn's relationship with Apple, so when the phone went missing, Sun's employers may have resorted to unethical measures.

Foxconn sounds very shady. WHAT!?

Posted: Jul 22 2009 01:57 pm

It just sucks for that guys family, nobodies life is worth for a goddamn iPhone.

Posted: Jul 22 2009 02:42 pm

Maybe he was testing a new ap that lets the user defy gravity.

There are still a few bugs to work out.

Posted: Jul 22 2009 02:52 pm

Poor bastard. Sadly no

Posted: Jul 22 2009 02:56 pm

Ice2SeeYou wrote:

Maybe he was testing a new ap that lets the user defy gravity.

There are still a few bugs to work out.

There sure are.

Posted: Jul 23 2009 06:47 pm

This kind of stuff always bums me out.

Poor guy. :/

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Welcome back aika

Anyway, I have a feeling that anti-apple people will use this against them

imagine if the guy had just mis counted Laughing

Posted: Jul 23 2009 08:03 pm

Hacker wrote:

Welcome back aika

Anyway, I have a feeling that anti-apple people will use this against them

imagine if the guy had just mis counted Laughing

Hell has officially froze over. Hacker made me chuckle a little bit.

Banned Joined: Sep 13 2008 Posts: 3129

Douche McCallister wrote:

Hacker wrote:

Welcome back aika

Anyway, I have a feeling that anti-apple people will use this against them

imagine if the guy had just mis counted Laughing

Hell has officially froze over. Hacker made me chuckle a little bit.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 07:33 am

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 10:49 am

Ermac wrote:

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

um, not trying to be cynical, but it doesnt feel as though the USA values human life either.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 11:13 am

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Twenty-five-year-old Sun Danyong was a recent engineering graduate ...

Well heck, I didn't even need to read any further after seeing that. Being an engineer alone can be a stressful experience. But when you're working on a highly in-demand product and various people including your employer(s) are breathing down your neck, it becomes too much for some people. After all, engineers don't make a lot of money for nothing.

It's mostly sad because he was so young and had much potential in front of him, yet he died by his own hand. I'm sure things could've gotten better if he had stuck with it. Sad

Posted: Jul 24 2009 11:17 am

username wrote:

Ermac wrote:

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

um, not trying to be cynical, but it doesnt feel as though the USA values human life either.

I appreciate the fact I was born in America as well, but I have to agree with you on that. Many Americans I know are self-absorbed, lazy, and uncaring (aside from when it comes to caring about themselves). I'm not being anti-American or anything like that; it's merely human nature to be like that and existent everywhere.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 11:32 am

Dii Infer wrote:

username wrote:

Ermac wrote:

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

um, not trying to be cynical, but it doesnt feel as though the USA values human life either.

I appreciate the fact I was born in America as well, but I have to agree with you on that. Many Americans I know are self-absorbed, lazy, and uncaring (aside from when it comes to caring about themselves). I'm not being anti-American or anything like that; it's merely human nature to be like that and existent everywhere.

We don't care about human life unless the human in question released a successful album or was on a popular sitcom.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 11:53 am

Ermac wrote:

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

That's why you have things like free healthcare right...oh, wait.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 11:53 am

Ice2SeeYou wrote:

Dii Infer wrote:

username wrote:

Ermac wrote:

stories like this make me glad I was born in America and not a country that doesnt value human life.

um, not trying to be cynical, but it doesnt feel as though the USA values human life either.

I appreciate the fact I was born in America as well, but I have to agree with you on that. Many Americans I know are self-absorbed, lazy, and uncaring (aside from when it comes to caring about themselves). I'm not being anti-American or anything like that; it's merely human nature to be like that and existent everywhere.

We don't care about human life unless the human in question released a successful album or was on a popular sitcom.

Hey now, that's not all we care about! We also care about people in famous movies.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 12:02 pm

Let's assume for a moment that the missing item was nuclear launch codes, instead of an iPhone prototype. Do you really think that Foxconn did anything that Jack Bauer wouldn't have done? Of course not. Whatever Foxconn may have done to Sun Danyong may not be ethical to you ivory tower liberals who see the world in black and white, but to those of us out there who are realists and who see the many shades of grade that exist, Foxconn is a hero. They had the courage do what was necessary in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They exist outside the law, so that those of us who live within the law can sleep a little easier at night.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 12:45 pm

Syd Lexia wrote:

Let's assume for a moment that the missing item was nuclear launch codes, instead of an iPhone prototype. Do you really think that Foxconn did anything that Jack Bauer wouldn't have done? Of course not. Whatever Foxconn may have done to Sun Danyong may not be ethical to you ivory tower liberals who see the world in black and white, but to those of us out there who are realists and who see the many shades of grade that exist, Foxconn is a hero. They had the courage do what was necessary in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They exist outside the law, so that those of us who live within the law can sleep a little easier at night.

But there was nothing nuclear about it, just 4G! Razz

Joined: May 22 2008 Location: Goshen, VA Posts: 6544

This story is a bummer and it's really sad that people are so dependent on cellphones too. I have no use for one really, but that does not make me anti-technology. Realistically the only reason I would need a cell phone is for an emergency, which is why I own a dinky little tracfone that I keep in the glove box. These new doohickys are a convenience item, and it sucks to see someone die over something so meaningless.

There are still people who exist outside of the grid, so to speak. Wink

Joined: Dec 06 2007 Location: Connecticut Posts: 11244

Syd Lexia wrote:

Let's assume for a moment that the missing item was nuclear launch codes, instead of an iPhone prototype. Do you really think that Foxconn did anything that Jack Bauer wouldn't have done? Of course not. Whatever Foxconn may have done to Sun Danyong may not be ethical to you ivory tower liberals who see the world in black and white, but to those of us out there who are realists and who see the many shades of grade that exist, Foxconn is a hero. They had the courage do what was necessary in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They exist outside the law, so that those of us who live within the law can sleep a little easier at night.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 03:05 pm

joshwoodzell wrote:

This story is a bummer and it's really sad that people are so dependent on cellphones too. I have no use for one really, but that does not make me anti-technology. Realistically the only reason I would need a cell phone is for an emergency, which is why I own a dinky little tracfone that I keep in the glove box. These new doohickys are a convenience item, and it sucks to see someone die over something so meaningless.

There are still people who exist outside of the grid, so to speak. Wink

wow. i had no idea people still owned tracfones

Posted: Jul 24 2009 03:17 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Syd Lexia wrote:

Let's assume for a moment that the missing item was nuclear launch codes, instead of an iPhone prototype. Do you really think that Foxconn did anything that Jack Bauer wouldn't have done? Of course not. Whatever Foxconn may have done to Sun Danyong may not be ethical to you ivory tower liberals who see the world in black and white, but to those of us out there who are realists and who see the many shades of grade that exist, Foxconn is a hero. They had the courage do what was necessary in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They exist outside the law, so that those of us who live within the law can sleep a little easier at night.

I was just playing Devil's Idiot.

Wait...

No, that's right.

Posted: Jul 24 2009 03:24 pm

GPFontaine wrote:

Syd Lexia wrote:

Let's assume for a moment that the missing item was nuclear launch codes, instead of an iPhone prototype. Do you really think that Foxconn did anything that Jack Bauer wouldn't have done? Of course not. Whatever Foxconn may have done to Sun Danyong may not be ethical to you ivory tower liberals who see the world in black and white, but to those of us out there who are realists and who see the many shades of grade that exist, Foxconn is a hero. They had the courage do what was necessary in the face of extraordinary circumstances. They exist outside the law, so that those of us who live within the law can sleep a little easier at night.

I have to say that little smiley is really perfect. Just... perfect.