Apple Opening First Retail Store in China

[mmonk]

i was in beijing for work over the weekend. it was wonderful to be in the first apple retail store in china on the opening day. (i think the store should be bigger.)

 

[Aznsensation45]

now, all we need is an apple store in Shanghai!🙂

 

[onigami]

Even disregarding the current dollar's slide, the Euro is overvalued at the moment. Undervalued (maybe) dollar and overvalued Euro, these prices seem okay.

The dollar is not undervalued. Spending on the military and the elderly has sent the budget deficit (and, subsequently, the national debt) to an all-time high. Increases in debt devaluate a currency. The euro is not so much overvalued than it is attempting to exploit this problem. Unless the next president can balance the budget, it's unlikely things will change.

I wonder what sort of back doors China will force Apple to put in? (Above what is there now)

🙁

Yeah, I agree. It's revolting that any company would deal with these scum. Only way you can get a non-"clean" computer (that is, one without several backdoors and their cutesy "internet police") is if you work for the hacker corps that hack the US DoD and UK MoD for the PLA.

I will laugh wholeheartedly the moment something goes wrong 080808. It's almost necessary. The look on those CPC officials' faces will be worth it.

(of course, I'm just restraining myself)

 

[apple.]

this look like a really nice apple retail store!

 

[Catalium]

I made a youtube video of the opening of the store.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ugE0DiW5fbA

Thanks for sharing!

I can feel the hot atmosphere there now.🙂

 

[Elektroflux1528]

I don't get it, I thought that there was no iTunes store (NOT APPLE STORE) in China. Or am I thinking of another country?

 

[onigami]

I don't get it, I thought that there was no iTunes store (NOT APPLE STORE) in China. Or am I thinking of another country?

They just got one. It's rather weird.

 

[willyummy]

iTunes in Beijing?

anyone know if the iPhone App Store works in Beijing? I just released an app, the Beijing Taxi Guide, that would be really useful for anyone trying to get around during the olympics, but am not sure if people can actually download it through china's firewall. If you're in Beijing and can let me know, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

 

[elu]

anyone know if the iPhone App Store works in Beijing? I just released an app, the Beijing Taxi Guide, that would be really useful for anyone trying to get around during the olympics, but am not sure if people can actually download it through china's firewall. If you're in Beijing and can let me know, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks!

If you have iTunes and an internet connection, it works. (unless the seller set restrictions) That's what it seems like to me, and I downloaded quite a few apps there.

 

[willyummy]

Cool!

thanks for the info, elu

 

[.Chris]

I don't get it, I thought that there was no iTunes store (NOT APPLE STORE) in China. Or am I thinking of another country?

that has NOTHING to do with this topic

 

[megamouse]

sarcasm is the last weapon for the civilized 🙄