Chinese retailers have become experts at imitating apple. They even have exact store replicas and sell what looks and works exactly like an Apple product. They have everything down to the employees in blue shirts and the wooden tables to fool any unsuspecting customer. They started selling the iPhone 6s a few weeks ago in their "store" before Apple even announced the updated version to the public. This article was published on September 24, 2015 by David Goldman. Goldman's view on the matter is that society has become too wrapped up in the Apple world. He continually makes the point that there are better options than the ever so popular Apple products, but if you already own one product, it's just easier to continue to pile up the devices from the same store since they're all compatible with each other. According to Goldman, shopping around before buying the newest Apple product is the best option. This article was written mainly to persuade the readers to back away from the Apple world and broaden their technological horizons. This article proper conveyed how much Apple really has taken over society. People camp outside of stores weeks in advance to get the newest iPhone... That's a problem! Goldman's commentary is significant because it provides insight to the issue at hand, which is that people have become obsessed with this particular line of technology just because of it's relevance in the nation.
http://money.cnn.com/2015/09/24/technology/apple-iphone-6s/index.html
I can't believe that such a small company would dare to try and provoke one of the biggest companies in the world!
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ReplyDeleteWow! I did not know that about China! It also is crazy that people wait outside of the stores all night just to get that latest iPhone! -Paisley Norburg P.5
ReplyDeleteSo sad how much people put value into apple products. Apple has progressed from just being innovative technology to a lifestyle that people crave for. China will always culturally obsessed with america. Christa Hamby P1
ReplyDeleteThis is actually pretty funny because it's so unbelievable! I can't believe that they actually got away with it, for the most part! -Carrington Whigham
ReplyDeleteThis is crazy that they were able to produce iPhone replicas in what appeared to be a real Apple store! This article really shows the importance of checking the authenticity of valuable products before you purchase them! -Nicole Chatham 6th period
ReplyDeleteYou'd think that the people who purchased their phone from the knock-off apple would know that it's not the real one because, they'd probably be apple product lovers. (Jillian Linnear P.8)
ReplyDeleteThey are taking a big risk going against apple but it looks like it is working for them! The amount of sales they are getting is remarkable! -emma wall 1
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