Kunming had recently been at the center of world attention when
fake Apple stores representing just like the original were spotted doing business.
Meanwhile, there seems some confusion as to the number of such
fake Apple stores in Kunming with some sources claiming its 3 while some maintain the number could be 5.
However, while
fake Apple stores located in Kunming, China brought the issue to the world table, Apple seems to have decided to begin its crusade against the issue right from its own backyard.
The current inspection and monitoring extravaganza started after an American living in Kunming exposed
a fake Apple store in her blog.
Chinese law enforcement agencies have said they are looking into the case of
the fake Apple store that has come up in Kunming in China, probably prompted by the wide spread furore caused by the blatant copying of Apple business style that no doubt has taken the country's counterfeit image to a new high.
Not exact matches
Think about the
Apple store, for instance — would it look half as appealing if it had all the hokey
fake wood and exposed brick of an Urban Outfitters?
Hundreds of
fake retail and product apps have popped up in
Apple's App
Store over the last few weeks, just in time for the holiday season.
The Chinese State media has stated that the Administration for Industry and Commerce in the Yunnan provincial capital has asked the
fake stores to stop selling their products as well as restricted them for using the
Apple logo at their shops.
It's not known either if the
fake Kunming based
stores are also included in the latest patent infringement cases that
Apple has filed.
What was also unclear was where the
fake store had got the
Apple products on sale - whether they had come from an
Apple distributor or a grey market source.
Since then, many other apps have come up and
Apple has recently shut down another
fake bitcoin app on App
Store.
With the expected increase in users who would be buying stuff online,
fake shopping apps have started to pop up like crazy on
Apple's App
Store.
Microsoft isn't alone in its app
store challenges, Google Play and Apple's App Store have both faced issues with cloned and fake apps in the
store challenges, Google Play and
Apple's App
Store have both faced issues with cloned and fake apps in the
Store have both faced issues with cloned and
fake apps in the past.
In the third week of May, we had rumors about AT&T CEO giving away the first iPhone pre-launch in a low - key event based on a video footage, an internal AT&T memo revealing critical information about the iPhone, then of course probably the unforgettable event of a
fake internal memo claiming «iPhone to be delayed» sending
Apple stock plunging, news of
Apple getting FCC approval and also news that the iPhone will be available exclusively at 2000
Apple & AT&T retail
stores on launch.