“Apple may be one of the hottest aspirational brands in China, but students from the country’s most prestigious university are accusing the company of invading precious study space by opening a promotional center inside a campus library,” David Pierson reports for The Los Angeles Times.
“The glass-enclosed Apple Experience Center will occupy about 430 square feet in a former study area on the third floor of Peking University’s main library, according to the People’s Daily,” Pierson reports. “Students will get to tool around on Apple gadgets to help with their studies and order products at a discount, the state-run newspaper reported.”
Pierson reports, “But some students say the center inappropriately combines consumerism with academics –- a mix that is already more than familiar on American campuses… Other students noted that competition is fierce for seats inside the library and that the center would only make a shortage of study space worse.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Lava_Head_UK” for the heads up.]