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| Mr. Snuggles: "I hate FAKE Apples"! |
The iPhone is a line of Internet and multimedia smartphones designed
and marketed by Apple Inc. The first
iPhone was unveiled by (the
late) Steve Jobs, at the Moscone Center in San
Francisco, California on
January 9, 2007. As of now, there are four generations of iPhone models. So have you seen the new line of Apple phones? They’ve
already hit the shelves and they‘re selling like HOTCAKES! (Now wait for it…)
Introducing the new Apple “tphones”. (YAYY!!!) Wait a minute, are these real
or did Apple decide to changed the name to “tphone”
for TRAGIC. FAKE. PHONE.? (Answer: What do you think???)
This is another sad, yet common, example of how knockoffs have come a long way in their short amount of time. It seems like as quickly as gadgets evolve, their knockoffs do too. (No shocker there.) Unlike the earlier versions, most new counterfeit iPhones sport an “uncanning resemblance” to the real thing. (Don’t believe me?) Compare the image of the “tPhone” to that of a real iPhone and tell me which is which. Now I know what you’re thinking, “The one fake has a ‘t’ instead of an ‘i’”. (Duhh!!!) But what if both had the legitimate logo, in the same box, with the same parts, could you tell the difference then? (I couldn’t!!!)
The fact is, most consumers (worldwide) can’t tell, and are usually left holding the bag when shady companies move on to “set up shop” under a different name. Some counteifiets have even making their way onto sites like eBay and Craigslist. (So what’s the Big Deal?) While it’s true that most counterfeits have all the same functions as an iPhone, they are usually NOT tested under the same conditions and could be potentially HAZARDOUS for consumers. (THAT’S the Big Deal!) The only FOR SURE warning sign is that when the price is “too good to be true”, IT IS.
This is another sad, yet common, example of how knockoffs have come a long way in their short amount of time. It seems like as quickly as gadgets evolve, their knockoffs do too. (No shocker there.) Unlike the earlier versions, most new counterfeit iPhones sport an “uncanning resemblance” to the real thing. (Don’t believe me?) Compare the image of the “tPhone” to that of a real iPhone and tell me which is which. Now I know what you’re thinking, “The one fake has a ‘t’ instead of an ‘i’”. (Duhh!!!) But what if both had the legitimate logo, in the same box, with the same parts, could you tell the difference then? (I couldn’t!!!)
The fact is, most consumers (worldwide) can’t tell, and are usually left holding the bag when shady companies move on to “set up shop” under a different name. Some counteifiets have even making their way onto sites like eBay and Craigslist. (So what’s the Big Deal?) While it’s true that most counterfeits have all the same functions as an iPhone, they are usually NOT tested under the same conditions and could be potentially HAZARDOUS for consumers. (THAT’S the Big Deal!) The only FOR SURE warning sign is that when the price is “too good to be true”, IT IS.
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