Re:Real vs. fake AirPods with industrial CT
by latchkey on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @02:50PM
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When I lived in Vietnam, getting the latest iPhone (or really any product), as soon as someone smuggled it into the country (usually from Australia or Singapore), was a national pastime for people there. That logo is everywhere.
Re:Real vs. fake AirPods with industrial CT
by tuankiet65 on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @03:11PM
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I concur. My mom sometimes talked about how her friends / coworkers just got the latest iPhone and that made her want to get one herself. I guess part of it is just FOMO but there's also something about the brand that drove people to do "unusual" things (like you said, smuggling phones from other countries just to be the first)
Re:Real vs. fake AirPods with industrial CT
by stronglikedan on Tuesday November 07, 2023 @04:28PM
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Where I grew up, $100 sneakers were a signal of wealth. Nothing new under the sun.
>$100 product
It really boggles my mind that this works on anyone. We all see the commercials for financing. We all see teenagers with no jobs having them.
I'm a bit mind boggled that Apple was able to turn <$1000 tech products into 'luxury' products. Maybe it makes more sense if you didn't get screwed by iTunes DRM and were more open minded during iphone Era.