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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by yen223 on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @11:22PM (#37580068)
There are no official Apple stores in Malaysia. But there are Apple "premium resellers" [1] who have shops that strongly resemble Apple stores.

These appear to be sanctioned by Apple, since they appear on Apple's own store locator website [2].

[1] Google "machines malaysia" for example

[2] https://locate.apple.com/my/en/sales?pt=4&lat=3.160000085830...

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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by ks2048 on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @02:53AM (#37581187)
This seems to be the case in many parts of the world. Here is a picture of an "iShop" store in Guatemala City: https://maps.app.goo.gl/GRuxFf5iupVfJApz8
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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by madarcho on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @03:56AM (#37581596)
And we don't necessarily need to step out of the western world to see it. I still remember Authorized Retailers in France before the expansion of Apple stores beyond the US. In Denmark, there is still exclusively these "Premium Authorized Resellers".
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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by gambiting on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @05:26AM (#37582181)
There's lots of them in Poland even though Apple now has official presence in the country(although online only, I don't think they have any official Apple Stores yet).
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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by rob74 on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @08:30AM (#37583330)
Well, yeah, maybe the furniture and interior design looks the same as in "real" Apple stores, but if you look at the sign outside of the store (can't link to the specific photo on Google Maps unfortunately) there's little danger of confusion...
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Re:The Genius Bar in a country where iPhones can’t legally b... by csomar on Wednesday September 20, 2023 @07:06AM (#37582728)
strongly resemble is fine (maybe encouraged?). These stores do not claim Apple copyright and also advertise themselves as resellers. Also, being a premium reseller, they do handle warranty (regardless of whether you bought the product there, in another store, or from another country).
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