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August 27, 2007

In The Forbidden City where iPods are made   Tweet

Fascinating article in The Wall Street Journal: Where iPods are made. I don't know if any of the Dutch newspapers are affiliated one way or another to the WSJ (maybe Het Financieel Dagblad?) because I'd like to see the story translated for the Dutch audience.

Fat chance that any other reporter or press agency will get a chance to interview the president of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co, as ik took The Wall Street Journal five years (!) of requests before Jason Dean was finally allowed to interview Terry Gou for three hours.

In short: Hon Hai has a workforce of 270.000, produces the iPhone, but also HP's computers, Motorola mobile phones, and Nintendo Wii video consoles. The revenue has grown more than 50% a year for the past decade, to over $40 billion last year.

Wall Street Journal: The Forbidden City of Terry Gou

Posted: August 27, 2007 08:46 AM (144 words).  Tweet 

Leon Krijnen
Verslaggever bij BN DeStem. Schrijft over defensie, fotografie, mensen, de zaterdag column en doet de techblog Interface. Publiceert op DutchCowboys/Leon. Maakt ook een serie over mooie Brabantse café's. Op Krijnen.Com publiceert hij vanaf 1995 van alles wat. Rijdt racefiets of een van zijn oldtimers, Dorus Dream, of de ouwe trouwe W 180. Gek op Apple.
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