Remember that huge story about fake Apple Stores across mainland China last August? There were over 20 of them found to be just a local reseller labeling their stores as “Apple Store”. They have all allegedly been renamed since then but I accidentally spotted one tonight.
I had to go out tonight to look for an Apple USB Ethernet Adapter to use with my Macbook Air in the hotel (forgot mine at home).
This store was spotted outside the Yian Department Store here in Dongguan, China.
I went inside the store and the friendly staff attended to me right away. I think one of them saw me taking pictures earlier but since I was buying something from the store, I think they did not suspect anything.
The store looks like your typical Apple Reseller Store. It just that the glowing Apple logo at in the store wall wasn’t really done well it feels like a fake.
Event the shopping bag that they give away has the name Apple Store in it. The official receipt is what gave them away. It says China Unicom with an added print that says Authorized Reseller.
This little conversation about the Google Nexus Prime I had yesterday with a telco guy was actually made in passing. We were all talking about the iPhone 5 and the slew of tablets that was announced in IFA last week and the topic just popped up.
I can’t really remember the exact words but here’s how it went (roughly):
YugaTech: “I think the Galaxy Tab 7.7 is going to be a fierce challenger to the iPad. I believe it will even force Apple to make their own 7-inch iPad too.”
Telco guy: “You know what’s even more cool? The Nexus Prime.
YugaTech: “Wait! What? You personally saw one?”
Telco guy: “Yup, it was shown to me. Really liked it a lot I didn’t even want to give it back.”
YugaTech: “No way! So, is it made by Samsung?”
Telco guy: “Yup! And it runs on Android Ice Cream Sandwich too.”
YugaTech: “Damn! Samsung’s got a back to back with Google on the Nexus phone.”
Other telco guys on the table: “Wait, what’s that? Ateneo got back-to-back?”
And the conversation drifted off to many other topics.
First mention of the Google Nexus Prime was sometime back in June with BGR reported it.
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