Police Find Apple Branded Stoves In China

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Police Find Apple Branded Stoves In China

Posted by samzenpus on Monday February 27, 2012 @04:50AM from the seems-legit-to-me dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Just when you thought the Apple knockoff trade in China couldn't get any more ridiculous, Chinese Police recently seized 681 "Apple iPhone" branded gas stoves in the city of Wuhan. Yep, that's right, some folks are peddling gas grills and are trying to made the product more appealing by stamping an Apple logo alongside the 'iPhone' moniker on the front."

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Obviously by SJHillman · 2012-02-27 04:52 · Score: 5, Funny

Cooking dinner? There's an app for that.
1. Re:Obviously by MisterSquid · 2012-02-27 05:00 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  Actually these iStoves run on the same chips as the iPhone, the difference being they have Flash installed. iStove loads a page, Flash pegs the CPU, and iStove gets hot enough to fry an egg.
  
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2. Re:Obviously by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:30 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Cooking dinner? There's an app for that.
  Their CEO is Tim Cook.
3. Re:Obviously by MobileTatsu-NJG · 2012-02-27 06:03 · Score: 5, Funny
  
  Hey, look! We just got a sneak peek at Samsung's new line of stoves!
  
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Obviously by philip.paradis · 2012-02-27 04:54 · Score: 5, Funny

Apple products are really hot in China.

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Just goes to show by Rik+Sweeney · 2012-02-27 04:56 · Score: 4, Insightful

That these days you can just stick an Apple logo on something and the drones will buy it.
Did anyone see the alleged iPhone 5 prototype images last week? Someone on Facebook posted them and people were going apeshit, saying how great it looked and how much they wanted one. It was completely impracticable to use, but that didn't matter because it was the new iPhone.

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Compatibility by jmv · 2012-02-27 04:56 · Score: 5, Insightful

"We're sorry, the food you are trying to cook is not compatible with this stove. Please obtain compatible food from your local Apple supermarket."

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Not a knockoff. by wbr1 · 2012-02-27 04:57 · Score: 5, Funny

Look closely at the picture. That is a patented Apple device! How can you tell? The corners are rounded.

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1. Re:Not a knockoff. by wbr1 · 2012-02-27 05:19 · Score: 4, Funny
  
  You keep on with that stupid meme and I'm gonna round your corners, chucko.
  My corners are already too rounded. I need to hit the gym.
  
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You laugh, but... by ciaohound · 2012-02-27 04:59 · Score: 4, Funny

Consider the poor SOB's who bought the genuine Windows ovens instead.

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I was not expecting that... by tnk1 · 2012-02-27 05:07 · Score: 4, Interesting

The only thing surprising to me about this is that the Chinese police actually cares about it.
Re:Does it work. by ackthpt · 2012-02-27 05:12 · Score: 5, Insightful

Did it really work to increase sales of a gas stove? Would sticking an apple logo on something just automatically increase sales in China?
Consider this is only new in China, back decades ago you could expect the same in Japan - anything with English or an American Brand Name associated with it was considered good marketing in Japan. Consider how utterly ridiculous the marketing is in America before laughing at the Chinese. Trucks and Cars named after towns, cities and areas. Honestly, what exactly is 'Silverado' or 'Sonoma' about a vehicle? It certainly wasn't made there. Jeep Rubicon? Excuse me, but that's an Italian river and more familiar with the phrase 'Crossing the Rubicon' akin to making a move from which there is no return, as Julius Caesar took his legion across the river (I'm sure they didn't have Jeeps then). How utterly preposterous, isn't it? I think to succeed in marketing one must have no idea what they heck they are talking about, but absolute belief it's the right thing to name something.

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Re:I'll take three of them! by OzPeter · 2012-02-27 05:14 · Score: 4, Funny

Now if only I had some iGas to power it....
For that you will want to invest in a bean heavy diet.

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Re:Does it work. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:15 · Score: 4, Informative

I agree that names are ridiculous, however, WRT the Rubicon, I believe it's named after the famous four-wheeling trail (which itself is named after the river). That actually makes a little bit of sense.
How can anyone be so dumb? by ddd0004 · 2012-02-27 05:16 · Score: 4, Funny

Morons!
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On the plus side... by Arancaytar · 2012-02-27 05:27 · Score: 5, Funny

These things are supposed to overheat and catch fire.
Re:Apple's next announcement... by the_Bionic_lemming · 2012-02-27 05:27 · Score: 5, Funny

Real men grill with charcoal.
Which is why this product appeals to the iPhone crowd. //ducks

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Discarded iPad prototypes by GameboyRMH · 2012-02-27 05:43 · Score: 5, Funny

These are just discarded iPad prototypes that were using the Prescott-core P4 processor. Apple should be more careful where they dump their trash...

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Re:Does it work. by Anonymous Coward · 2012-02-27 05:51 · Score: 5, Funny

Consider how utterly ridiculous the marketing is in America before laughing at the Chinese. Trucks and Cars named after towns, cities and areas.

Websites named after puncuation.