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Apple to Open Its Largest Chinese Retail Store in Shanghai
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Full of Win
macrumors 68030
Yeah, Apple is going to leave the country with the cheapest skilled labor, laxest environmental laws, and the largest population (1.3 billion).
Me thinks you will have to hope for quite a bit longer.
Yep.
louis Fashion
macrumors 6502a
iPhoneCollector
macrumors 6502a
gkarris
macrumors G3
#32 and it's about to become "Politcal"... 😱
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Back on track - it's cool Apple can open stores in major cities. I love the fact China's chosen the "futuristic" theme...
vincenz
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Gotta love the prospect of CDMA China Telecom revenue. Another instantaneous million+ iPhone buyers when the deal is inked$$$
Gotta love the prospect of CDMA China Telecom revenue. Another instantaneous million+ iPhone buyers when the deal is inked$$$
lostngone
macrumors 65816
Why do you want Apple out of China and where else would they go?
Korea?
Thailand?
India?
lostngone
macrumors 65816
I have, Labor is cheap. You walk into a small restaurant and you might have 25 people eating there however there is 8 wait staff plus the people in the kitchen.
In the US with that same situation you would have maybe 4 at the very most, the service would be slow and they would still expect a tip.
Mr Fusion
macrumors 6502a
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This is the first picture I've seen of this store's location by Pearl Tower and the cityscape in the background. VERY COOL!!
ten-oak-druid
macrumors 68000
Is that giant ball on a tripod in the background really there or is it photoshopped in? It doesn't look real.
ten-oak-druid
macrumors 68000
Cool!
I think the angle of this photo makes it look rather odd against the surroundings; like a bad sci-fi movie. I picture MST 3K characters about to sit in the lower right. It doesn't look real.
Other photos in the link give it a different appearance.
nylonsteel
macrumors 68000
wont be long before we see youtube video of china aapl store workers doing group tai chi before the store opens in the morning - in there bright garish colored t shirts of course
8? I was in in a restaurant in Guangzhou with about 100 customers and probably 70 staff. People from the USA dont appreciate the scale of China's population evidenced by Apple not building large enough stores.
But come on APPLE, build a ********** store in Hong Kong already, the shopping capital of the world. There is a mall about every other block, enough LV stores to populate the USA and yet not a single Apple retail.
Recently went on a trip to China.. It's simply amazing. All I can say is what a difference these last 10 years China has grown. Definitely going back and checking this out in the near future.
cleanup
macrumors 68030
Will stop by next time I visit Shanghai.
As for all the ignorant comments about China, you won't know until you go. It's rather difficult knowing much about a place halfway around the world, especially for us North Americans. If you have the chance, go and take a look for yourself. It'll be a pleasant surprise.
As for all the ignorant comments about China, you won't know until you go. It's rather difficult knowing much about a place halfway around the world, especially for us North Americans. If you have the chance, go and take a look for yourself. It'll be a pleasant surprise.