Steve Jobs Calls Foxconn Suicides 'Troubling' as iPad Sales Hit 2 Million

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In its first 60 days on the market, Apple computer's iPad has sold more than 2 million units.

The staggering sales pace for the company's tablet computing device provided another perfect PR backdrop for Apple CEO Steve Jobs to appear before at this week's All Things Digital D8 conference.

In a wide-ranging interview at the D8 conference on Thursday, Jobs answered questions on a number of sensitive topics, such as his company's refusal not to make the iPad compatible with Adobe's Flash software, and its decision to go after a blogger who posted images of Apple's forthcoming version of its iPhone.

Jobs also detailed Apple's response to revelations of a spike in suicide attempts of workers at Foxconn, the Chinese manufacturer responsible for some of the world's most popular consumer electronics housings, including those of the Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad. Here's video of the exchange:

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