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China finds another 22 fake Apple stores

Technology Aug. 13, 2011 - 01:04PM JST ( 17 )

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paulinusaAug. 13, 2011 - 01:26PM JST

I assume fake Apple stores sell fake Apple products.
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It"S MEAug. 13, 2011 - 01:30PM JST

Actually it was reported many sold the real products(could have fallen of the back of a truck) but no money goes to apple.

Either way a good move by China but still way more needs to be done to stamp out the rampant pirating, some was reported on JTV where the factory showed to their J-Client bins of pirated goods that were done "after-hours".
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ExportExpertAug. 13, 2011 - 02:03PM JST

Pretty bold blatant rippoff by these chinese, they been doing simillar things for years to many many brands. Time the chinese copy rats were slapped into line.
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anglootakuAug. 13, 2011 - 02:26PM JST

Cant they be original for once...
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jforceAug. 13, 2011 - 02:37PM JST

I'm kind of torn on this. The black-market is something I'm not sure we need to stamp out. It's kind of nice to know that regular people out there can still copy something and stick it to corporations. These same corporations that steal from small vendors - especially Japan - and then get it copied in China for a bigger profit (this, after abusing the small vendors to fall into line and risk everything) ... ahem ... APPLE. The small business man is often taken to the brink by a lot of these big corporations.
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It"S MEAug. 13, 2011 - 02:44PM JST

jforce.

Oh, it is nice to stick it to corporations. Guess you never worked on a product that got pirated nor seen the impact that pirating has on an industry(and it has shut quiet a few down).

Ever seen what pirating did to parts of the japanese anime industry, they killed those dead and gone. Nothing left to pirate(all gone, zilch, nada), the pirates killed the goose that made them rich. Why did the do it because they don't care and they can pirate the next guy, which might be your job and goods.

Guys like you are the reasons why pirates profit and real honest workers are laid off. Keep going.
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ExportExpertAug. 13, 2011 - 04:35PM JST

jforce supports this type of theft so he needs to find out the hard way whats its like to have someone steal his own ideas and hard work, not that the likely hood of him having anything anyone would want to copy is going to be great though.
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SpanishEyez37Aug. 13, 2011 - 04:54PM JST

Aren't Apple products made in China? That's what is says on my Ipod (bought in the USA). So it can be confusing to tell which ones are fakies and which ones are real.
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calm downAug. 13, 2011 - 06:35PM JST

Apple charging consumers 200 yen to download a single and then taking how much commission from the record company 60 % ?? Who's doing the stealing here ??
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888naffAug. 13, 2011 - 07:17PM JST

"Cant they be original for once..."

no its all about money at any means.

but if they are serious about trying to moving up the top 100 economic countries then they will have to learn a new way of business and building up business relations and not being used as cheap factory or a developing economy

....let start with the first word and lesson...trust.
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emcakiraAug. 14, 2011 - 12:58AM JST

China has been pirating products for years, and still, the companies who keep getting pirated send their designs to China for production. I can understand wanting to save a buck on labor, but you'd think at some point they would learn their lesson. If they stop sending the jobs to China, then perhaps they'd be able to keep their products secure... at least until launch date.
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KwaabishAug. 14, 2011 - 04:47AM JST

Hell, why would the masses ever respect the concept of intellectual property rights when the entire government lacks the inetrnational norm (i.e., claiming that the Chinese HSR technology is "home grown" despite claims of EU and Japanese companies who supplied the technology...)
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globalwatcherAug. 14, 2011 - 06:23AM JST

Heck, Chinese do anything for survival.

1)Do you remember Chinese sold hamberger meat mix with cardbpard pulp?

2)Do you remember Chinese tinted a color of toy poodles from white to brown for profit?
These poor poodles were over exposed to chemical and they all died.

3)Do you remember a poisoned "gyoza" story?

4)Do you remember a fake "Desney Land" in China?

5)Do you remember your Gucci bag you bought on ebal was fake?

I conciously avoid all products made in China.

Therefore, I refuse to go to US Walmart (Ghetto Mart), Seiyu for shopping.
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Juan RodriguezAug. 14, 2011 - 02:16PM JST

Wow, these Chinese fake Apple stores are worse than a Hydra's head on steroids, one fake store is closed down & 11 are opened, geez!
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astrogaijinAug. 15, 2011 - 08:10AM JST

While apple is not my favorite company since all their computers are overpriced, underpowered, terrible confusing computers. But I do love my 2nd gen itouch.

What I want is a fake rolex. The funny thing is, is that my uncle has one and it's worked perfectly for years.
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BurakuminDesAug. 16, 2011 - 12:31AM JST

What I want is a fake rolex. The funny thing is, is that my uncle has one and it's worked perfectly for years.

Ha ha, get one! I had an awesome fake Omega Speedmaster I got from HK (or Vietnam, can't remember) - it worked for 2 years and cost me only $40! Used to get compliments everywhere I went in Japan!
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Elbuda MexicanoAug. 18, 2011 - 06:15PM JST

Just go to Itawon in Korea or Tijuana many nice fake Rolexes but I think no fake iPads not just yet.