“The first Chinese Apple Store opened in 2008 in Sanlitun, Beijing but these new locations mark a strategy shift for Apple,” Burns reports. “In fact, The Oriental Morning Post stated this morning that Apple plans on having as many Chinese retail outlets as Louis Vuitton – that’s over two dozen.”
Burns reports, “The first Shanghai location is being revealed right now and 9to5mac found Flickr user Lesh51 who has a growing photo set showing the activities. The design is clearly a take on the classic NYC glass cube, but uses a cylinder surrounded by a large plaza.”
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They are going to biatchslap Lenovo and all other badmouthers directly. Apple will rule China … get used to it.
Apple to Lenovo:
Can you hear me now?
Lenovo to Apple:
“Do you really want to hurt me…”
“Do you really want to make me cry?”
Your typical middle class Chinese person will still never buy a Mac. I work in China, in a research lab, and every last one of my co-workers (all college educated) simply cannot afford Apple products. I have a Mac Book Pro and an iPod and I can say that they are interested in looking at them. But when I ask, would you buy one? Immediately they say no, too expensive.
I am sure that some could buy them if they wanted to. But Chinese people save an enormous amount of money. Upwards of 40% of their salary goes into the bank. They do not use credit cards the way westerners do.
Apple can sell some products because there are super rich here. But they will not reach the average middle class Chinese person. Their products are just too expensive.
When does the first M$ store open in China?
Wow! The Shanghai Glass Cylinder and Plaza is quite impressive! I.M. Pei and ChrissyOne would feel proud!!
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