Айфон 8: фиаско в Китае
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iPhone 8 release day draws no crowds, little enthusiasm in China
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON SEP 23, 2017 1:15 AM
Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus officially went on sale in China on Friday, though it doesn't seem like many people really cared.
Previous releases of Apple's iconic smartphone reliably drew massive crowds, frenzied enthusiasm and even scalper fights, but this time, the reaction was a bit more, shall we say muted?
At Apple's West Lake location in Hangzhou, a contingent of 30 to 40 security guards reportedly arrived at 6 a.m. on Friday morning to set up a maze of barricades to keep everything orderly when the big moment finally arrived.
But, at 8 a.m., when the doors did at last open, there were only two people in line. Two.
By 8:43 a.m., the guards were forced to awkwardly take down the fencing they had set up only hours before. In other Apple Store locations on Friday, employees reportedly outnumbered customers at the beginning of the day.
Остальное по ссылке, включая ещё картинки, здесь: http://shanghaiist.com/2017/09/23/iphone-8-awkward-release-day.php
То есть почти ровно месяц назад, 23 сентября, когда стартовали продаже Айфонов 8 и 8+ в Китае, в городе Ханчжоу - столь близком мне и любимом, возле Эппл-Стора накануне нагромоздили барьеры в ожидании тысяч фанатов, приехали журналисты. На следующий день в 8 утра, когда двери открылись, взору десятков телекамер и нескольких десятков охранников предстали ДВА ПОКУПАТЕЛЯ. :D
Понятное дело, все ждут Айфон Х, но в целом новость презабавная, учитывая культ Яблока в Китае.
iPhone 8 release day draws no crowds, little enthusiasm in China
BY ALEX LINDER IN NEWS ON SEP 23, 2017 1:15 AM
Apple's iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus officially went on sale in China on Friday, though it doesn't seem like many people really cared.
Previous releases of Apple's iconic smartphone reliably drew massive crowds, frenzied enthusiasm and even scalper fights, but this time, the reaction was a bit more, shall we say muted?
At Apple's West Lake location in Hangzhou, a contingent of 30 to 40 security guards reportedly arrived at 6 a.m. on Friday morning to set up a maze of barricades to keep everything orderly when the big moment finally arrived.
But, at 8 a.m., when the doors did at last open, there were only two people in line. Two.
By 8:43 a.m., the guards were forced to awkwardly take down the fencing they had set up only hours before. In other Apple Store locations on Friday, employees reportedly outnumbered customers at the beginning of the day.
Остальное по ссылке, включая ещё картинки, здесь: http://shanghaiist.com/2017/09/23/iphone-8-awkward-release-day.php
То есть почти ровно месяц назад, 23 сентября, когда стартовали продаже Айфонов 8 и 8+ в Китае, в городе Ханчжоу - столь близком мне и любимом, возле Эппл-Стора накануне нагромоздили барьеры в ожидании тысяч фанатов, приехали журналисты. На следующий день в 8 утра, когда двери открылись, взору десятков телекамер и нескольких десятков охранников предстали ДВА ПОКУПАТЕЛЯ. :D
Понятное дело, все ждут Айфон Х, но в целом новость презабавная, учитывая культ Яблока в Китае.