"Many times there economic hardship is a factor. "

Are you aware that there are more than just diamonds mined in Africa or are you just a big Kanye West fan?

People choose to kill themselves. Don't act like it is forced upon them.

No worries. I am going for the iPad Mini! I appreciate the post

I just took a quick look at their selection and I was sold after looking through the first few pages.

As others have mentioned. Thanks though!

3) Please see the post by another commenter. 14 suicides out of 1,000,000 works at Foxconn is drastically lower than the 14 suicides per 100,000 Canadian citizens and the 12 suicides per 100,000. Maybe you value controversial subjects more than actual statistics?

I love this article. It banks on the popularity of Apple and the iPhone only to imply that Foxconn is the only company in China to have bad working conditions; that the iPhone is the only product to be produced in bad working conditions. It also accomplishes NOTHING.

It seems you started off bashing the Apple ecosystem then end up leaning more towards it. I'm not sure if that was your intention or not. I will say that I like Apple's because, like you said, it just works. I enjoy features and customization, but what I enjoy more is something working seamlessly out of the box.

That is not an issue for me. Especially since you could easily side step that by accessing Amazon through the browser.

Good to know. Thanks!

Oh really?! I didn't know that! I was under a misguided understanding that the Prime services were only fully accessible on a Fire. In that case I would definitely be getting an iPad Mini.

I will *probably* get one. It is the perfect size at a not so perfect price, but the ecosystem makes the premium worth it to me. I currently own a MacBook (white mid-2009) and an iPhone 4S.

I haven't seen or said anything about Surface being a laptop replacement.

"wouldnt it suck if people didnt give it a chance beacuse some dickwad somewhere compared to super cars"

Amen

Ahh.. I know there is a device you can buy to make any printer compatible, but obviously that just creates a higher price tag.

If the inclusion of MS Office warrants "more than a tablet" classification, then standards are extremely low. I have not used a Surface yet myself, but will be getting one for internal testing at work. I'll hold off judgment until then. I think what I wanted was Surface Pro. I didn't realize the difference until…

Transformer names.

I know iOS can print to wireless printers, but I have never used it. The thing that would really benefit the company I work for is USB devices outside of printers such as bar-code scanners and paper scanners.