Ok. By now it is almost a fact that a lot of electronic manufactures use some part of conflict minerals in their products. Also Apple.
Steve Jobs was even asked about it a some point:
Responding to a recent New York Times piece linking the horrific warfare in the Congo with the minerals used in our gadgets, Steve Jobs wrote a new iPhone 4 customer explaining Apples policy in dealing with mineral purchases:
"We require all of our suppliers to certify in writing that they use conflict few materials. But honestly there is no way for them to be sure. Until someone invents a way to chemically trace minerals from the source mine, its a very difficult problem."
http://www.cultofmac.com/steve-jobs-on-blood-minerals-its-a-very-difficult-problem/48822
Now congress has passed a new bill that might mean no more conflict minerals in Electronics.
http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/congress-passes-conflict-minerals-legislation
So what do you think? Will the iphone 5 be conflict free?
Steve Jobs was even asked about it a some point:
Responding to a recent New York Times piece linking the horrific warfare in the Congo with the minerals used in our gadgets, Steve Jobs wrote a new iPhone 4 customer explaining Apples policy in dealing with mineral purchases:
"We require all of our suppliers to certify in writing that they use conflict few materials. But honestly there is no way for them to be sure. Until someone invents a way to chemically trace minerals from the source mine, its a very difficult problem."
http://www.cultofmac.com/steve-jobs-on-blood-minerals-its-a-very-difficult-problem/48822
Now congress has passed a new bill that might mean no more conflict minerals in Electronics.
http://www.enoughproject.org/blogs/congress-passes-conflict-minerals-legislation
So what do you think? Will the iphone 5 be conflict free?
