For one, there are virtually no Apple products to be seen. Does the sign outside count as one? Why are they selling Ray-Bans? Are those MacBooks filled with actual MacBooks, or just more Ray-Bans? Will Apple even bother trying to shut this down? [9to5Mac via RedmondPie]
Ollie
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:27 PMWho cares? It’s in Iraq… not exactly at the top of places I want to visit.
I’m sure Apple isn’t exactly chomping at the bit to send in inspectors to find products that don’t actually exist… hah deja vu much?
They’ll probably get blown up if they do. Cha ching.
AnthonyP
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:45 PMWhy is this a fake apple store? Can’t a retailer of Apple products include an Apple logo on there business display?
It is not like they are sell fake apples!
This is just bullsh*t! If I sold IBM gear I would want an IBM logo on the store front!
Richard Barlow
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:59 PM& IBM would sue your butt off
Sicarius123
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 1:04 PMThere is no official apple store in Canberra, just macone or whatever it is. Their logo is macone, they have apple logo’s on in store displays, but not on the store signage.
Steve
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11:27 PM“Why is this a fake apple store? Can’t a retailer of Apple products include an Apple logo on there business display?”
Short answer: No. You can’t put an Apple logo on your store without adding “Official Reseller”, or risk being sued.
Danny Allen
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 12:45 PMYou and I both read this article, that’s two of us who care. And the person reading my comment now, yes you. I see you. Spooky.
WTF
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 3:09 PMI say it’s a genuine Apple store designed to look fake to hide the fact that Apple is funding terrorism.
poltak
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 4:46 PMYep, because Iraq = terrorism and all.
But yeah, what about CompNow? They have an Apple logo on their store sign. They are an official reseller though. Maybe a more appropriate title for this article should be “Now Iraq Has an Illegal Apple Reseller”? Bit strange, but I’m sure you can put some spin on it.
Steve
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 11:29 PMThe Bluth Company is funding terrorism?!
Sam
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 4:46 PMDon’t worry, Jobs will be dead soon and then nobody will care about apple.
I really would have thought that at least one of those suicidal Foxxcon workers could have donated a pancreas to their beloved overlord.
Hugh
Thursday, September 1, 2011 at 7:20 PM:-) Nice one, but the main reason why westerners don’t rush out to buy cheap Asians organs is that Organ of different Ethnicity is hard to match up