I can’t see it, I really can’t, what is the hype with Apple overpriced products?
So here there are, some Apple alternative products.

Iphone= Google Nexus or the Samsung Mythic

The Nexus has a powerful processor. However, the only bad thing is Google!! the applications are there, but
rather plain and with less life and glamour when compared to the Iphone or even the Droid.
I can’t see Google giving up though on this first try. I am certain future releases will be much different.

The Mythic, well very different for a mobile phone to incorporate a full TV Tuner and Flo TV service. Touch screen as responsive as the Iphone.
Price compared to the Iphone but obviously it packs something other phones do not have. AT@T and Sprint carry it.

IPod Touch= MS Zune HD or the Sony X series Walkman

Zune HD is the best non-iTunes player on the market, great OLED screen Touch functions, fast wireless browser, why even go for the Apple!

X Series, nice but pricey! Wireless, fast browser, and free music, Sony gives you free music downloads on this!

We can bring up computers, desktops or laptops, but I don’t wont to embarrass Apple more than necessary.

We you confront their laptop lineup it gets stepped on by Dell, Asus.
Desktops, Lenovo, Dell and even Acer cleans them out!

NO comparison, unfortunately, you can do a lot more with MS OS and compatible applications are a scale of 1 to 100.

Don’t believe Apples, claim to virus or vulnerabilities, the reason why there are more Windows vulnerabilities is because in the world Apple is out numbered 10 to 1000 when comparing global sales of hardware. Therefore if you are a hacker which will give you larger fame? exactly! think on that Apple!

I bet you Apple is not running adds on this!! I always believed Apple is way overrated so buy wisely.

Apple has said that it has found 17 labor violations at its factories. The one garnering most attention is the use of underage employees.

Apple has released its 2010 Supplier Responsibility report (PDF), revealing that three of its suppliers have hired underage workers. Though these employees were either no longer working
at the factories or no longer underage at the time of the audit, Apple’s inspectors found records of 11 employees who had been hired prior to reaching the legal age. However, child labor was not the only violation uncovered by the audit.

Apple also found more than 50 factories that forced employees to work longer than Apple’s maximum 60-hour weeks. Some facilities were depriving staff of benefits such as sick leave. All told, the inspectors uncovered 17 violations; a ‘core violation’ is considered the most serious class of violation. “It refers to any practice or situation that we consider to be contrary to the core principles underlying Apple’s Supplier Code of Conduct,” Apple said.

Three of these violations were cases of falsifying records. That is, factories tried to cover up other violations by presenting inspectors with records that had been tampered with. One had tried to cover up hiring underage workers in the past, while the other two tried to cover up the fact that employees were overworked and not awarded days of rest. One facility falsified these records two years running. The company was caught in both 2008 and 2009.

Apple also found a staggering number of facilities that were not paying staff correctly:

At 48 of the facilities audited, we found that overtime wages had been calculated improperly, resulting in underpayment of overtime wages. At 24 facilities, our auditors found that workers had been paid less than minimum wage for regular working hours. In most of these cases, the facility’s pay structure for regular hours depended on attendance-related bonuses to meet minimum wage requirements; without these bonuses, there was no guarantee that the minimum wage would be met. We also found 15 facilities where the facility’s pay structure was unnecessarily complex and could result in underpayment of wages.

Other violations include excessive recruitment
fees and three cases where suppliers contracted with non-certified vendors for hazardous waste disposal.

When a core violation is detected, Apple requires that the facility remedy the situation immediately, as well as implement management systems that ensure continued compliance. The facility is also placed on probation for a period of one year, ending with a reaudit to ensure the violation has not reoccurred.

Apple inspected 102 facilities across China, the Czech Republic, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, and the United States.

Source : Tom’s Hardware US