China economic zone flooded with copies

(Oita Godo Newspaper, August 19^th 2010, Evening Paper, Page 2)

Apple's hand phone, I phone 4, which is popular all around the world and multi-media device, I pad, copies of these gadgets are found in the economic zone in china. They are cheaper than the actual products, and they are popular because of their competitive prices. Intellectual property rights department of apple might be suing them soon.

The economic reforms and opening of lines to the city near Shen Zhen main door, at Shen Zhen station. In front of the station lies a electronic shop that sells "I phone 4G" which looks exactly like I phone. The functions of the devices are similar said the shop assistant. One phone cost 890 yuan, which is 11,000 yen. It cost a fifth of the original I phone which is sold in Hong Kong. Every day, about 20 phones are sold.

In another shop, there is a product that looks exactly like I pad, the " I Ped". The price of "I Ped" is one fourth of "I pad".  The functions are not as good but every month, there are 100 of such gadgets sold.

The shop sales man said that the original is expensive, that's why people by the cheaper one.

Shen Zhen, Beijing, Shanghai have copies of famous cameras, DVD players, hand phones which are cheaper as compared to the original product. The copy manufacturers are trying to ride on the wave that apple have created.    

Comments

I would always support the original product, and even if the original product cost more, I would buy it because there is warranty. I think China is ingenious to be able to copy such a sophisticated product, but it's bad for apple. But I still think that this would not stop people who have money to buy the original product.

Tay Zhong Jie Edwin

Singapore

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, APM 4