If notorious perfectionist Steve Jobs was still alive, today's bungled launch of the iPhone 4S in Beijing might have given him a heart attack. Would-be customers who waited all night in freezing temperatures became furious when Apple's flagship Beijing store abruptly announced that the phone would not go on sale on schedule, AP reports. Police cordoned off the store after the angry crowd pelted it with eggs.
The crowd included dozens of migrant laborers hired by resellers who ended up going home without pay, business week reports. An Apple spokeswoman says they were unable to open the store because of the size of the crowd. The iPhone "will not be available in our retail stores in Beijing and Shanghai for the time being," she added. Other Apple stores in China opened, and the iPhone 4S quickly sold out
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