According to Ticonderoga analyst Brian White, the Apple iPhone 4S sold out in Hong Kong in just 10 minutes.
Pre-orders on the device went live on November 4th and almost immediately sold out.
The device will hit the nation on the 11th as Apple expands the the iPhone 4S to 16 new countries.
A full sell-out is surprising as Siri lacks global language support:
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hey Siri "ta ma di gan ni nan, ni zhi dao shi ser mo ma?" (f*** you you piece of S***, do you know what that is ?" Siri " Sorry, I do not understand the words coming out of your mouth"
Apple is all about the brand. Chinese are very superficial, they do almost anything to show off even if they have to eat instant noodles for a year (remember the kid traded a kidney for an iPad?). It's sad, but that's the way the world works... It's that Sneetches story from Dr. Seuss. Apple is the monkey that makes money off from people with self esteem issues. Believe it or not, Apple do have the best language input on their products. Chinese input is a breeze on the i-devices, traditional or simplified via Pinyin or finger scribes. Even a small percentage of the Chinese population buy such product will make you super rich!
