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The Media’s Creepy Fascination with China’s Fake Apple Store

2 pointsby m0tivealmost 14 years ago

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gwernalmost 14 years ago
&#62; Sorry to be the buzz kill here, but this isn’t the first fake Apple store in China. It might be the best fake Apple store so far, but I know for example that there has been at least one fake Apple store here in Beijing for many years. It never occurred to me that I should call the New York Times and give them a scoop, though.<p>&#62; OK, yeah, that is mildly interesting. But I could come up with a lot of examples of other amazingly good fakes in China. Again, that’s not exactly news.<p>Translation: I am jealous that I didn't realize that people would find this interesting and win that traffic for myself, so in classic sour grapes fashion, I am designating this 'not news'.<p>Nothing to see here, move along.