Well, it’s not like New York City has made it official, nor, hopefully, has Apple, but it seems like there may be a bit of racial profiling going on at the SoHo Apple Store, complete with demands for “your papers”, all in the obviously worthy cause of keeping Ipads out of China until Apple wants them there. Odd, since that’s where they are all made.
Apple’s retail store in New York City’s SoHo neighborhood is being accused of discrimination against Chinese customers resulting from an effort to reduce the number of iPads being purchased for export. Grace Meng, a representative of Queens in the New York State Assembly, has emailed Apple after receiving a number of complaints from customers claiming that Apple employees denied them iPads, demanded to see passports, or otherwise acted inappropriately. “One person was asked why they wanted one since their English was not so good,” Meng told the Daily News. “I want to get an explanation.” In one example, a Queens man was initially told that the store was out of iPads, and was only able to secure one after seeking out an Asian employee.
I love Apple’s products, but their obsession with secrecy and control is getting a bit creepy. This may have been overzealous lower-downs, but they are just taking their cue from the corporate culture.
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