Meizu (Me) featured on the LA Times

The Los Angeles Times ran an article earlier this month on Meizu. Among other things, the article explored how Meizu CEO Jack Wong generates buzz for his products Meizu's Chinese forums:

Originally Posted by LA Times

With its massively hyped announcements, leaked photos of prototypes and legions of fans both at home and abroad, Meizu has taken the unusual step for a Chinese manufacturer of imitating a foreign brand's marketing strategy.

The driving force behind this Chinese upstart is an enigmatic chief executive, Jack Wong, who is rarely seen in public but keeps a curiously strong fan base energized with occasional online chats.

This is not to forget that the article also featured Meizu Me and a few words from yours truly.

Check out the article: IPhone-clone maker Meizu also uses Apple-style marketing

very cool

"If you look at [their phones] from a specifications-level perspective, they really aren't any different from your typical knock-off" iPhone, Ziegler said. "But they are able to cast a sort of mystery over their products that is very intriguing."

Wow ^^
And here i thought My M8 is slightly superior to my SciPhone i68+ :P
For real, Capacitive touch, High-end Audio, 667MHz Samsung ARM11 processor.... Show me the 'typical knock-off' that offers that


Wohooo, we are 'legions of fans' :D (one legion is 3000-6000 roman soldiers so we are 6-13 Legions!)

I almost forgot about that article. It's kinda sad that even the LA Times joins those who consider the M8 a clone. But that was to be expected after talking to an Engadget-editor...

Still, congrats on being mentioned in an US newspaper, Err0r!

"Jack Wong, who is rarely seen in public"

He is playing WoW all the time :P
No really, i had to laugh, as I read this ^^

Wow unbelievable! Think the article was a little biased though and lacking depth, but still....props anyway for getting in there.

The Seattle Times seems to be running this article as well: Business & Technology | Chinese upstart imports Apple brand and more | Seattle Times Newspaper