Apple Opens Massive New Nanjing East Retail Store in Shanghai

iChrist said:

lol

But china does not have tea party. So they progress while you 'assemble'. lol

Article is of Chinese store. Apple stores in china show progress toward middle class. Is painful for you to see? Why so angry?

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But we innovate while they blindly produce what we created

codyc815 said:

But we innovate while they blindly product what we created

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But they manufacture and now purchase product. So net more jobs.

mactmaster said:

Wow, lot's of blue shirts. First pic looks like an army ready for battle.

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Judging by how may people are waiting outside you would need an army.

Perfect way to test an iPad in direct sunlight before you buy it.

Is every Apple store opening really a page 1 story?

iChrist said:

Apple stores in china show progress toward middle class.

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Slow progress, its really for rich people.

I think it is fantastic, the store looks great, and has created a lot of jobs!

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

scott911 said:

for being so large in square feet, that entry area seems small / cramped...

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That's because it's not square feet, it's square meters.

Darn metric system.

Zulithe said:

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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no, same price.

Zulithe said:

I think it is fantastic, the store looks great, and has created a lot of jobs!

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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An unlocked iPhone 4 is 4999 rmb= $783，that is $156 cheaper than the Europe price so I think it's cheap. The average salary in Shanghai is $470 a month.

If you come to China you will witness the iPhone revolution here. You see IPhones everywhere and everyone wants one. Apple has been unable to meet the demand for iPhone 4 until the last few months(!).

igazza said:

Slow progress, its really for rich people.

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Considering in Shanghai, the average price of estate is 30,000 RMB (4,650 USD) per square meter (that is 50,000 USD for a small apartment), I guess it is for middle-low income people LOL

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Zulithe said:

I think it is fantastic, the store looks great, and has created a lot of jobs!

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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Not cheaper actually more expensive (because of tax, China usually include tax in the price tag). Only iPod nano is a tiny little bit cheaper (less than 10 bucks).

scott911 said:

for being so large in square feet, that entry area seems small / cramped...

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Um...the ceiling is high, probably to keep the air fresh when it's packed.

hkenneth said:

I guess it is for middle-low income people LOL

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Maybe ipods and ipads. but macs are for rich people

These store openings are getting dull.

How about putting them on 'blog', not the front page.

new iphone better not be a damn 4s iphone 4 look alike that will be very sad,,,

igazza said:

Maybe ipods and ipads. but macs are for rich people

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Yeah, PC still rules the market in China, but I did notice in Chinese forums, that more and more people discussing Mac, while years ago, people considered Mac to be only for graphics designers.

Zulithe said:

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

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You really think urban China is THAT poor? You really need to open your eyes to the rapid development happening in the far east... Things are changing yearly - and for the most part the better.

This store is located in Shanghai - housing in this city is quite expensive ... in fact, it would not be unusual for an average apartment to cost more than a house in the US.

In any case, yes the city still has a lot of poorer people, but with a population of 25 million it is already many times bigger than most North American cities... so if only a fraction of the people purchase Apple products, this store will still do very well.

Nicky G said:

LOL are you for real? At least we have freedom of speech/religion/assembly over here...

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Of course is real. Try have a visit to China and get impressed.

"MacRumors, new and rumors you care about"... really?

Zulithe said:

I think it is fantastic, the store looks great, and has created a lot of jobs!

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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Is time to have a visit to China and open your eyes.
Many people didn't realise that China development is already by pass many Country such as America, Japan, etc..

Yeah, you may not agree but go and check it out before you say something like freedom of speech, human rights etc...

Zulithe said:

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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Seriously... China has more 4.5x the population of the US and a very rapidly expanding middle class.

China is a rich place, there are plenty of people with money to burn - and Chinese like showing their wealth off.

Time to travel a bit, Zulithe and learn what the rest of the world is like!

That store looks fake to me

Chuckle

Somehow I always think of Chinese (and most asian) people as reserved and professional. I can't picture a Chinese hippy slacker in a genius shirt. It makes me laugh.

In other news.. long lines of American scalpers are lining up way before the official store opening to snatch up the supply of iPad 2's are underway.

Uh

Zulithe said:

I think it is fantastic, the store looks great, and has created a lot of jobs!

I still don't know how a store this big can work in China... how can so many Chinese afford Apple products? In the USA, they are very expensive... easily 2x or more of a similar product made by other companies (ie Macbooks)

I guess the products are priced cheaper there, but if so, I wonder just how much cheaper?

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Dude. Really? We're not as big and powerful as our media would have you believe. We're not as free either. I'm not saying it's drastically different, but the rest of the world isn't all what you see on CNN and those nutty non-profit late night commercials. It's not all "3rd World" out there.