Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Exclusive: A day trip to Meizu's factory

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Jack Wong is a very lucky guy. Or you can say he's very unfortunate.
On one hand, his eight-year-old Meizu label -- literally meaning "the
captivating tribe" -- has rapidly become one of the most popular
brands amongst Chinese gadget lovers, yet all he's producing right now
is just the one phone: the M9. On the other hand, the now-discontinued
M8 had notoriously caught unwanted attention from Apple, and even the
recent M9 launch saw accusations of Meizu hiring people to stand in
line. But the latter points are irrelevant for now -- what we're
really interested in is how a teensy MP3 player factory managed to
outpace its numerous competitors to become a reputable smartphone
maker with a huge fan base. To help us understand what drives the
company, we decided to pay Meizu a visit. Go on, you know where to
click.

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