The bill of materials isn't the only thing that makes up the cost of a device. These companies have to look at the overall experience of the device, and consider what consumers would be willing to pay, in order to price their products; hardware alone isn't everything. Amazon's not the only company with R&D and…

Personally, I don't think the iPad mini is overpriced. I think Google and Amazon need to price their devices low in order to convince consumers to buy their products. By sacrificing profits from hardware sales, the two companies, essentially, are paying consumers to buy their products. However, time will tell if the…

Yes, you're forgiven. I agree the articles more to blame.

I said "at first glance" meaning upon closer inspection I can see the difference. Even a Samsung lawyer couldn't tell the difference between the Samsung tablet and the iPad when asked to distinguish the two. The problem with copying the look and feel is that people think they are either getting an iPod when they…

That's great. I was just saying that my preference is the all-in-one, because it's declutters everything; I need much less desk and mess with an all-in-one.

You don't think that about Amazon? So you're only okay with sub poverty level wages if the savings are passed on to the consumer? Amazon also manufactures in the same factories Apple uses in China. My point was that labor conditions have and are significantly improving, yet busy bodies here still complain. Foxconn…

Check your facts. Court didn't order an apology. Can't believe everything you read here.

Contrary to the headline and the article, Apple was not ordered, nor do they intend for their statement to be some sort of apology. Pretty sure the word "apology" was used to sensationalize the headline and stir up drama, or it could just be a poor diction. Apple was ordered to make a public notice to its website…

It's not supposed to be an apology. The judge ruled that Apple must make a public notice that Samsung did not copy Apple's design. They did all of that. No need to say sorry.

No you didn't. So you're saying Giz should add your worker comment at the end of every earnings article from every tech company? My point is that it goes without saying, because manufacturing in China is so ubiquitous with the tech industry. People keep making the same comments despite their always being a response…

So you think Amazon's terrible margins are because they pay higher wages to workers manufacturing the Kindles? Newsflash: every major tech company employs factory workers at low wages. Despite their being lower than a US worker equivalent, the workers still make over China's minimum wage. Last I checked from the FLA…

When we're talking that small, every inch counts. Plus it's measured diagonally so it really does add a lot of screen real estate. I know people gripe about the display resolution, but the functionality changes due to the larger display size. You can't just make a small display a higher resolution and expect the…

Oh yes, because Amazon and Google manufacture their products US, right??? No

iTunes music sales are slowing?? Last I heard, 2012 is the first year that digital sales will surpass physical copies. Doesn't sound so gloomy to me.

I'm sorry, I'm not alone in thinking you're response to that original comment is ironic. You can't deny you're saying there's something wrong with Apple by your "Android has proven to be better" comment. Right there you said there's something wrong, because you're saying consumers are choosing an inferior product. To…

I don't know much about Samsung products, but I know I'm not alone in mistaking them, at first glance, for an Apple product.

Maybe he doesn't want a screen that small.

I never thought I'd buy a Retina iPad , but after experiencing how much sharper the screen is compared to the 2, I decided to go for it. The difference between the 2, and the new iPad, is the difference between the 3GS display's and the 4.

I don't think it's immoral to own an iPhone 5 or any gadget from a major tech company, because the worker conditions are greatly improved from the examples you gave from the 90s. I don't agree with how Apple's the focus of every labor controversy when every tech company manufactures in these factories. Apple's not…

Yeah, I've never heard any of this. My only friend with a droid just got an iphone. I did used to tell him when his battery kept running out something like, "oh, I've still got 80% left." Guess my taunts worked.