Officials at the plant said the strike was illegal because those taking part were occupying the production line and blocking non-strikers from entering the building.
As well as all the factors blocking those from non-traditional backgrounds from entering politics, it's certainly true that some of those with the talent might be put off by what they see.
Brazil has imposed non-automatic import licenses on Argentine automobiles, effectively blocking the trade, as retaliation in response to a prior re-vamping of trade restrictions on behalf of Argentina.
Palm's actions makes it seem like there are no other ways for a device to interact with iTunes, and the company's outraged response to Apple blocking the Pre make it seem like Apple is wrong for forbidding non-iPod devices from masquerading as iPods.