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How come the 4S has only launched now its been available since late october?
lol another thing "Designed by Apple California made in China" only now sold to unhappy punters
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Posted: 2012-01-14 00:08:42
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Steve Jobs will be either laughing in his grave or rolling his eyes
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Posted: 2012-01-14 00:24:13
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@Bonovox
Many would see this as a vital component to their life's success potential. It is sad but image is absolutely everything in China. People will open doors for you if they think you or your family or your company has a bit of money.
This leads to people buying Apple products because they symbolise a certain class of people with a certain amount of money and are "the best products you can buy" and owning an Apple product projects this image.
General Chinese mentality:
iPhone/iPad/Macbook Pro/Air = richer person = richer connections = richer prospects = more opportunities
And in China the ones who get the best opportunities don't just become rich but super rich.
Why does money mean so much? Because China is one of the places where if you have money you can buy your way in and out of the law easily and pretty openly and everyone knows it.
It is incredibly sad that the mentality is like that but it is nonetheless.
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Posted: 2012-01-14 07:55:49
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Yes mate i see your point but whatever status people have or whatever you want in life why can't people act like civilised people?? Its just a phone at the end of the day. Yeah i know its more than a phone as such but i see it as childish behaviour just to get a gadget. I wouldn' t mind the iphone is hardly revolutionary or anything exciting. The type of materialistic world we have become shooting or stabbing each other over items in stores is very sad. I would sooner rather go on a holiday
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Posted: 2012-01-14 08:23:00
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On 2012-01-14 08:23:00, Bonovox wrote:
Yes mate i see your point but whatever status people have or whatever you want in life why can't people act like civilised people?? Its just a phone at the end of the day. Yeah i know its more than a phone as such but i see it as childish behaviour just to get a gadget. I wouldn' t mind the iphone is hardly revolutionary or anything exciting. The type of materialistic world we have become shooting or stabbing each other over items in stores is very sad. I would sooner rather go on a holiday
Welcome to the world in which I live.
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Posted: 2012-01-14 09:58:51
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Where you live mate?? I would not open a door for someone just cos their rich or cos they have a high status.
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Posted: 2012-01-14 10:31:00
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I live in Beijing. Recently moved here from South Yorkshire.
It's amazing just how much different the world works out here. Absolute common decency, that even my neighbour's dog would have in the UK, doesn't apply here.
edit: the title Apple store in this thread really is my local Apple store. That is actually one of the poshest parts of town. I only wish I was joking when I say that.
[ This Message was edited by: Ricky D on 2012-01-14 09:44 ]
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Posted: 2012-01-14 10:42:52
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On 2012-01-14 09:58:51, Ricky D wrote:
On 2012-01-14 08:23:00, Bonovox wrote:
Yes mate i see your point but whatever status people have or whatever you want in life why can't people act like civilised people?? Its just a phone at the end of the day. Yeah i know its more than a phone as such but i see it as childish behaviour just to get a gadget. I wouldn' t mind the iphone is hardly revolutionary or anything exciting. The type of materialistic world we have become shooting or stabbing each other over items in stores is very sad. I would sooner rather go on a holiday
Welcome to the world in which I live.
See you in May, Ricky D
You can show me your world!
Should I carry or hide my iPad and iPod Touch
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Posted: 2012-01-14 13:25:45
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Ricky, What are the prices of the iPhones outhere?
are they the same price as the USA or EU?
considering there made in china I would exspect them to cost alot less then EU
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Posted: 2012-01-14 19:46:24
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in the same way that products made in England are cheap in England?
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Posted: 2012-01-14 20:13:00
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