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Engadget Going Retail In China
Sorry for the quality – didn’t bring my camera.
Today I went for a stroll in the local computer city of Xiangzhou district, Zhuhai (in Guangdong, China) and was overjoyed to find Engadget, my favorite gadget blog, selling stuff over a counter there.
I thought that it would be very new, since it wasn’t yet announced on the blog. And therefore, I thought that the founders would be there to celebrate the launch. Guess what? They weren’t there, not even Thomas Ricker was there. Worst of all, the Engadget Chinese staff (living the closest) weren’t there either. This is really lazy of Engadget, running a business long-distance like this.
When I approached, I realized no one talked English… Engadget is the world’s largest English blog, so this didn’t make sense either. Engadget – you guys suck at business.
I’m really disappointed and shocked. In how stupid some Chinese vendors can be.
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about 4 years ago
its a fake engadget shop!
about 4 years ago
Umm… it’s not Engadget.
about 4 years ago
Maybe before you start calling other highly respectfull sites “lazy” and say that they “suck”, maybe before you make such insults, you should check out the facts.
This shop is a ripoff and is not officially endorsed by Engadget, apart from that.. can you not see the font is totally different for the Engadget logo?
about 4 years ago
Somehow I don’t think Engadget actually runs the store. More likely the Chinese penchant for stealing ideas and copyrighted material is in play here.
Way to go China! There is nothing you guys won’t steal.
And way to go blogger! Your reactionary behavior gave me a laugh.
about 4 years ago
You do realize that engadget have nothing to do with this and someone is just ripping off their logo…
about 4 years ago
Guys… come on! I thought Engadget visitors were smarter than this.
about 4 years ago
‘Tis a shame that the art of sarcasm is lost on so many people.
about 4 years ago
Yeah well, imitation is flattery.
about 4 years ago
I can’t believe you guys didn’t understand that the author realized it wasn’t engadget. Good job. I, too, thought engadget readers were smarter than this.
about 4 years ago
The first few comments are funnier than the post itself. Way to go you guys.
about 4 years ago
The author is just being sarcastic… get humor.
about 4 years ago
Humor is required to be funny by definition.
about 4 years ago
Not quite, sarcasm is different from humour, though it’s often funny it’s not a requirement, personally I thought it was excellent, wasn’t hard to pick up on.