Crowds Flock To iPad 2 Launch In China

The iPad 2 went on sale at Apple Stores in China on Friday and the release was reportedly greeted with long lines, and even scalpers.

Apple Insider has more: “At the Cupertino, Calif., company’s flagship store in Beijing, the line still numbered in the hundreds by 10 a.m. local time. Apple retail staff carefully managed the line, allowing just a handful of customers in at a time. Dozens of scalpers congregated outside the retail store, offering to sell the device, which starts at 3688 yuan ($568), for a markup of just 200 yuan ($30).”

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