Idle: Four Injured In iPad Fight At Beijing Apple Store 194
fysdt writes "Four people were taken to hospital and a glass door smashed as a near-riot broke out at Beijing's top Apple store among crowds rushing to snap up the popular iPad 2 tablet computer, state press said Sunday. Angry consumers began rushing the store on Saturday afternoon after a 'foreign' Apple employee allegedly stepped into the crowd to push and beat people suspected of queue jumping, the Beijing News said."
Western influence (Score:3, Funny)
Product in short supply. Crowds rushing to get shiny product and trampling others in the process. Poorly trained employees.
It's just like Black Friday at Walmart.
Re:Western influence (Score:4, Funny)
Product in short supply. Crowds rushing to get shiny product and trampling others in the process. Poorly trained employees.
It's just like Black Friday at Walmart.
Um no. I didn't see any morbidly obese people.
The trampling in China is much gentler because of the small normal weight people. If this happened in the US, many many people would have been crushed and there would have been an Earthquake with the resulting tsunami.
New Record for Slashdot Being Current (Score:5, Funny)
I just read this article [chinadaily.com.cn] on China Daily this morning about the mad rush for iPad 2s' today, saw a clip of this story on CCTV News half an hour ago, then come to read Slashdot only to find out that this story is the top of the front page. I've been reading Slashdot since 1997, and I'm used to stories being submitted days, weeks, months, and sometimes years after the fact. Apple fans going crazy for new products is too trite for news nowadays, but Slashdot being current is a rather creepy occurrence... I'm not sure whether to be pleased or to expect Duke Nukem Forever to be released next...
A more interesting article from the site is the wearable cat ears that move to your expressions [physorg.com]. How long before all of the Cosplay girls start adopting these?
Sorry Steve, AppleCare Doesn't Cover Broken Glass (Score:4, Funny)
That'll be $46,000, Mr. Jobs. [9to5mac.com] Now Apple knows how iPhone owners feel [apple.com]. :-)