Intel seems to have good labor practices: With the exception of Ricoh, Intel and Motorola Mobility, the IT industry earns dismal grades when it comes to sustainability and social practices, averaging about a D+, Oekom Research AG says in a new report. http://www.greenbiz.com/news/2011/12/19/it-industry-gets-d-green-policy-labor-practices

I bought myself a very nice HP Pavilion, my first home computer with a dual core processor and I'm very happy with it. As I was leaving, the Geek Squad guys asked if I wanted them to make the recovery disks for me. I said, "How much?" I believe the price was $28. I said no thanks.

I got home, turned the computer on, and it did a bunch of self-setup, including asking me to put in several CD-Rs so it could make its own recovery disks. I did, labelled them the way the setup program told me to, and voila -- recovery disks. So there does seem to be some kind of scam going on here.