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Microsoft names second Xbox maker
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Posted by: Tweaker
Microsoft announced this week that it has selected a second manufacturer for the Xbox as part of an overall move to trim manufacturing prices for the video game console.
Microsoft said in a statement that Wistron, the contract manufacturing arm of Taiwan-based electronics conglomerate Acer, will begin assembling Xboxes at a factory in Zhongshan, China, by the end of the year. Until now, Singapore-based contract manufacturer Flextronics International has been the sole supplier of finished Xbox units.
Analysts estimated that shifting production to China, which has some of the lowest labor costs in the industrial world, could trim Xbox production costs by $10 to $15 per unit.
More on this here.
Source: C/NET News
Posted by: Nfested
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Originally posted by Tweaker
Analysts estimated that shifting production to China, which has some of the lowest labor costs in the industrial world, could trim Xbox production costs by $10 to $15 per unit.
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Does that imply that Microsoft is indirectly supporting child labor? 
Posted by: Tweaker
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Originally posted by Nfested
Does that imply that Microsoft is indirectly supporting child labor?
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No I don't believe so, just there are many poor people in China that is why labor is so cheap.
Posted by: redwench
ive never heard of a large child labor problem in china. its thailand and indonesia that are known for that particular problem.
Posted by: TotalRecall
*sigh* Why are so many companies shooting themselves in the foot for a quick profit...
Posted by: Null Actor
Who's shooting themselves in the foot? And it's not for a quick profit... it's for a lesser loss.
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