Stefan Mileschin

Suddenly no-one is mentioning Apple

When Foxconn announced that it was going to be building an LCD screen plant in Wisconsin, the Tame Apple Press cheered pointing out the plant would be making screens for their favourite computers. But now the project has hit a snag - the Tame Apple Press appears to have forgotten Apple's connection to Foxconn.

The deal was announced by Foxconn chief Terry Gou and US President Donald Trump. Trump was joined at the event by Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker.

However, it was not long before some of the press started to question the deal. Wisconsin’s plan to treat Foxconn to $3 billion in tax breaks in exchange for a $10 billion factory and Wisconsin’s Legislative Fiscal Bureau said that the state wouldn’t break even on its investment until 2043. That story mysteriously dropped any mention of Apple being Foxconn's partner too.

Now according to Reuters, Illinois’ Attorney General plans to sue the US Environmental Protection Agency for allowing a proposed Foxconn plant in neighbouring Wisconsin to operate without stringent pollution controls. This is a bit of an issue for Apple as it has always touted its green credentials and Reuters helped out by failing to mention Apple entirely in its version of the story.

https://fudzilla.com/news/46286-illi...-foxconn-plant