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Apple Targets New York City Stores Selling Counterfeit Apple Products
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I knew someone who bought a SciPhone because they couldn't afford the real thing, but thought it might be close. Maybe they're preying on the poor.
You really don't know Apple culture or Steve if your asking.
Must be a linux user.----------
The tittle translated to "China cottage official Apple Store can not afford to shop polished eyes hurt ah" nice.
First, an Apple Stoer in China, and now this.
It just crossed my mind that the Apple Store doesn't have the words "Apple Store" on its storefront. Usually just a big glowing apple logo.
Or, are there Apple Stores that actually have the words written on/in their stores? I just can't recall off the top of my head.
(I was just trying to figure out what Apple would have used as their font.)
It just crossed my mind that the Apple Store doesn't have the words "Apple Store" on its storefront. Usually just a big glowing apple logo.
Or, are there Apple Stores that actually have the words written on/in their stores? I just can't recall off the top of my head.
(I was just trying to figure out what Apple would have used as their font.)
I've seen quite a few stores in Hong Kong selling these fake Apple accessories. They are a lot cheaper, in both price and quality. For example, $30HKD (~$4USD) for 2 fake Apple iPod cables vs $20USD each for the real one; $8USD for the fake Apple in-ear headphones vs $80USD for the real ones. They may be even cheaper in China, where you can bargain for an even better deal.
I've tried the fake iPod dock cables. The connectors' measurements were a little bit off, so after connecting it to my iPad and the AC adaptor there are tiny gaps on both ends. They're functional, but definitely don't look as good as the real ones, which fits perfectly without those unsightly gaps.
At 1/10th of the price, I believe many people would opt for the counterfeits when the stock ones break. Sure the counterfeits might break sooner than the real ones, but the time it takes to break 10, you might've broken more than one of the real ones already. So in a way the fake ones are more "durable" at the same price, provided they don't catch on fire or something...
If people didn't know any better and thought these are real, it would hurt Apple's image as an established brand which sells quality products at a premium. Also, what happens if people use these accessories and damage their Apple products, or worse, injures the users? Apple has to stop these counterfeiters.
I've tried the fake iPod dock cables. The connectors' measurements were a little bit off, so after connecting it to my iPad and the AC adaptor there are tiny gaps on both ends. They're functional, but definitely don't look as good as the real ones, which fits perfectly without those unsightly gaps.
At 1/10th of the price, I believe many people would opt for the counterfeits when the stock ones break. Sure the counterfeits might break sooner than the real ones, but the time it takes to break 10, you might've broken more than one of the real ones already. So in a way the fake ones are more "durable" at the same price, provided they don't catch on fire or something...
If people didn't know any better and thought these are real, it would hurt Apple's image as an established brand which sells quality products at a premium. Also, what happens if people use these accessories and damage their Apple products, or worse, injures the users? Apple has to stop these counterfeiters.
After reading the Top Ten posts...
... I couldn't read any more. I'd hate to be plagued by the Top Worst posts.
Can't some of you posters take the time to think before you write?
Or, if you did think, please put both thumbs in your mouth and bite down hard.
... I couldn't read any more. I'd hate to be plagued by the Top Worst posts.
Can't some of you posters take the time to think before you write?
Or, if you did think, please put both thumbs in your mouth and bite down hard.
In fact, if you don't protect your brand, it will pass into the public domain. That's whey Kleenex and Xerox, for example, slammed any and all who tried to make those terms generic. So it's tissues and copiers in ads for those types of products.
Same deal for Apple: when they see use of their logos, trademarks, copyrighted images, etc., they MUST respond. In this particular case, even if the products were high quality 100% copies so the customer didn't get substandard products (unlike, say fake Chanel bags sold by street vendors or on eBay), the customer still didn't get what they thought they were paying for, so it's fraud.
This article made my day. At least the picture did. It's so pretentious you'd think that picture was nothing but a photoshop or something. Love how all the display cases are made to look like Apple products along with the title Apple Story. I guess it wasn't enough to just use the name (which I think would've been totally fine, especially if it makes sense). However, whether this is something someone can sue for or not, it is pretty blatant on trying to *ride on their products*. Has Apple gotten that big for people to do so? Guess so.
Heck they could've called themselves anything, and decided to sell products for use on Apple devices, and got away scott free. Kind of like how other department stores sell non-Apple brand products for Apple devices.
I know in the past, Microsoft did the same to a lot of things trying to use their name and image to sell their products. Some were quite funny, while others I have to say were kind of clever if not understandable since the name difference had to do with the actual name of the creator.
Though I guess the way Apple Story tried to counterfit the products sold may have been the real kicker, in this case.
I'm still waiting for these classic IPs to open up. Then we'll be dealing with real name stealing.
"JC Pony"
"Rizen"
"Mindcraft" -- Use the power of your mind to build your destiny.
"Terroria" -- Build your kingdom and fight off the Terrors that plague it.
Heck they could've called themselves anything, and decided to sell products for use on Apple devices, and got away scott free. Kind of like how other department stores sell non-Apple brand products for Apple devices.
I know in the past, Microsoft did the same to a lot of things trying to use their name and image to sell their products. Some were quite funny, while others I have to say were kind of clever if not understandable since the name difference had to do with the actual name of the creator.
Though I guess the way Apple Story tried to counterfit the products sold may have been the real kicker, in this case.
I'm still waiting for these classic IPs to open up. Then we'll be dealing with real name stealing.
"JC Pony"
"Rizen"
"Mindcraft" -- Use the power of your mind to build your destiny.
"Terroria" -- Build your kingdom and fight off the Terrors that plague it.
Here is a fake Apple Laptop.
The copy is almost perfect, in fact you have to really look close, around the Apple logo on the lid to be able to spot it's not the real thing.
See if you can make out the tiny difference: http://imageshack.us/f/18/fakeapplenz1.jpg/
The copy is almost perfect, in fact you have to really look close, around the Apple logo on the lid to be able to spot it's not the real thing.
See if you can make out the tiny difference: http://imageshack.us/f/18/fakeapplenz1.jpg/
Wrong place to question the Apple theocracy.
I guess you can't read, either, huh?
Read the story next time before posting a knee-jerk response.
From the story:
"All of the purchased goods carried an Apple trademark, according to the amended complaint. They were also marked with the phrase "Designed by Apple in California. Assembled in China,"
Yeah I noticed that unnecesary journalistic spin. They make it seem like Apple police charged into the store, breaking glass countertops. In reality it was a Police sting operation. Apple merely brought it to their attention.
By your logic, I can forge your name as long as I use it it get a credit card instead of a mortgage.
It is like Kimberly Clark, losing the name Kleenex. It is now a generic word for tissues...
Are Apple police the same people that abducted Kyle and turned him into HumancentiPad?
They haven't lost that trademark. When is the last time you say Puff's Kleenexes? Or Great Value Kleenexes at walmart? You don't, because KC rode the hell out of anyone who tried to make that name generic. Just because people call them kleenexes is irrelevant.