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China is a speacialist in making , oops.. faking things. They have made tons of cheap replicas for almost everything from Harry Potter books to computers. Latest on the list is Apple store, one of which spells Apple Stoer!

This is there speciality but upto what extent?

The makers are trying to misuse the passion of people for iPads and iPhones. The worst part is that employees in the store think they are actually working at Apple. Upto what level are they trying to play wiht their own country men's emotions?

The store, in the southwestern city of Kunming, was uncovered by an American blogger who was initially fooled, before she noticed not everything was as it seemed.

At first glance, the signs, computers and layout of the shop all look exactly like a genuine Apple store, says the blogger, who posts under the name BirdAbroad.

Photos posted by the blogger show the employees wearing Apple's trademark blue T-shirts with name badges hanging around their necks.

But a closer look reveals the winding stairs going up to the chill-out area are poorly made, the walls have not been painted well, and the shopfront sign says "Apple Store" whereas the real deal just sports the now-famous fruit logo.

Do you think Apple should sue them ?

 

 Top Comment : neha singh   | 07 23 2011 10:30:26 +0000
There is a whole group of ppl who think like this. China apparently is too rural, wherea in India all this happens a lot in rural markets, so china is not urbanising???
 
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  Commented by  Biplab Biswal, QC Engineer, Sp3    | 08 11 2011 06:58:39 +0000
Have you ever see how is the China going to urbanizing in rapidly,have you compare any Indian city compared its capital city or other big cities... some people in there made fake mobiles then how can one buyer expects a apple mobile just 400 yuan..is not the buyer a fool...fake things are full of markets all over the world because of buyers not for the producer..also fake makers and cheap makers forced the company to down the price of their product .is not good.?
China is the main place for such fakes.
  Commented by  neha singh, Content Editor, Avestia Corp    | 07 28 2011 17:00:13 +0000
China is communist and rural? So communism breeds ruralism and privatisation, urbanaistation????
  Commented by  Saumya Gupta, B.Tech/B.E. student, SRM University, Chennai    | 07 28 2011 13:53:54 +0000
It's very easy to stop these things in country like china because they have communist government.If they remove their beggars from Beijing when they have Olympic games, they should stop those things.
  Commented by  Jaygopal Raghavan, Marketing Manager, Landmark Group    | 07 28 2011 07:49:32 +0000
Absolutely but given their poor record on IP rights, nothing uch will come out. Instead Apple should publish pictures of this store widely and state that it has nothing to do with this store officially and customers are at their own risk when they purchase from this store. When patronage for this fake store drops, they will be forced to shut shop automatically. This is far more effective than suing them.
  Commented by  SHRIKANT MANOHAR DANKE, Project Manager, Phadnis Infrastructur Ltd    | 07 26 2011 12:09:17 +0000
It's a general practice to make copy of branded things & it have a big demand evrywhere in the world & China is Baap in duplicating the things.
Thanks for referral, Ruchi.
  Commented by  ANIL, EXECUTIVE, ACPL    | 07 26 2011 11:36:04 +0000
very gud china make as per economic status so its vry gud
  Commented by  Dhawal, IT Consultant, Electro Industries    | 07 26 2011 06:37:18 +0000
Good information Ruchi.
Thanks for the same.
China is a very vital economy, in fact the major economy of the world.
The only thing that it lacks is the quality of the product and quality in the skills of the people.
  Commented by  Rathin Deb, Freelance Retail Consultant    | 07 25 2011 04:41:18 +0000
Kunming is a city but the habits die hard, which is the case with Chinese. Apple must sue these stores who they are duplicating. China is known for duplication of most inferior quality world wide nothing new about it.
  Commented by  V. Srinivas, Freelancer, Information Technology    | 07 23 2011 14:21:09 +0000
China is an expert in mass producing items at a fraction of the original cost. If it works, it works. Else throw it away and get a newer version (Chinese) one at again a fraction of the price.
This does not Apples alone. I recently bought from a footpath vendor two Emergency night lamps - LED type for about one tenth the price of a similar LED lamp made by a branded company. If this lasts 1 year even, it is cost effective.
Indians, Asians etc. are very cost concious
  Commented by  Mohammad Bakhsh, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, Freelancer    | 07 23 2011 11:25:18 +0000
Thanks,Ruchi for referral.It is true chines copy every by invitation and improvise or add their own thing through hti and trial methods.This one appears a jock on Apple and shoild be taken sportingly.
  Commented by  neha singh, Content Editor, Avestia Corp    | 07 23 2011 10:30:26 +0000
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There is a whole group of ppl who think like this. China apparently is too rural, wherea in India all this happens a lot in rural markets, so china is not urbanising???
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