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China: iPhone 4S launch cancellation causes crowd trouble – Thetech Herald

Apple’s whiter-than-white aesthetics and global public image are smeared with angry yoke this morning after a swarming crowd of several hundred expectant iPhone buyers turned nasty in China’s capital city of Beijing. Moreover, after patiently queuing …

iPhone 4S Sales Canceled at Beijing and Shanghai Apple Stores – All Things Digital

Apple has decided to postpone the retail availability of its new iPhone 4S at some stores in mainland China after a rowdy crowd disrupted the device’s debut at its Sanlitun store in Beijing. Would-be customers, many of whom had waited … Continue reading

LEAD: iPhone clamour forces Apple to close Beijing store – Monsters and Critics

Beijing – Apple Inc closed its flagship store in Beijing Friday after hundreds of people clamoured to buy the latest iPhone 4S model, many of them reportedly sent by touts. A store manager announced the company’s decision to suspend its … Continue reading

Furious Apple fans hurl eggs at Beijing store after it cancels iPhone 4S launch because crowd was so big – Daily Mail

Apple always want a reaction when one of their new products launch, although they probably weren’t hoping for the angry scenes which erupted in China today. Frustrated customers threw eggs at Apple’s flagship Beijing store after its opening for the … Continue reading

Apple Stores remove iPhone 4S from sale in China – Geek.Com

Apple has managed to make a lot of consumers eager to get their hands on the iPhone 4S very angry in China. Many lined up over night outside the Apple Store in the Saniltun district only to find the following … Continue reading

China launch of iPhone 4S leads to scuffles, egg-throwing, more – Examiner

China has had a huge iPhone fan-base, and there was no difference at the launch of the iPhone 4S on Friday, Jan. 13. However, Friday the 13th being as it is, it was an unlucky day for Apple’s flagship Beijing … Continue reading

Apple suspends iPhone 4S sales in mainland China stores – Hamilton Spectator

BEIJING The introduction of the Apple iPhone 4S in Beijing turned ugly Friday morning when Apple failed to open its flagship store and a frustrated crowd responded by pelting the store’s gleaming glass walls with eggs. Apple temporarily suspended sales … Continue reading

Beijing’s iPhone 4S turmoil a lesson to Apple, say analysts – Network World Fusion

Apple should consider launching its products earlier in China, and expand its online distribution there, if it wants to avoid future displays of customer dissatisfaction like Friday’s egg throwing at a Beijing company store, according to …

iPhone sales halted after shoppers pelt Apple store with eggs – Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters) – Enraged Chinese shoppers pelted Apple Inc’s (AAPL.O) flagship Beijing store with eggs and shoving matches broke out with police on Friday when customers were told the store would not begin sales of the iPhone 4S as scheduled.

IPhone 4S Sales Stopped In China After Scuffle – WLWT 5

BEIJING (CNN) — An angry shopper hurled eggs at the glass exterior of an Apple store in China on Friday when a scuffle broke out over a delayed launch of the popular iPhone 4s. Some kicked security guards trying to … Continue reading