They use a different date format in China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_the_R... It probably wouldn't be recognized by most people as the date of the Tiananmen Sq date (to be honest, to me it looks like 6 April 1989, so it's only signifgant if you write dates the way you write dates)
Coincidence? Beijing Apple Store phone# references Tiananmen Sq. date (6-4-1989)
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Re: Coincidence? Beijing Apple Store phone# references Tiananmen Sq. date (6-4-1989)
#12They use a different date format in China http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Date_and_time_notation_in_the_R... It probably wouldn't be recognized by most people as the date of the Tiananmen Sq date (to be honest, to me it looks like 6 April 1989, so it's only signifgant if you write dates the way you write dates)
That doesn't necessarily mean it's just a coincidence, though. The phone number may very well have been chosen by an American. Apple is big on central management, after all.
Re: Coincidence? Beijing Apple Store phone# references Tiananmen Sq. date (6-4-1989)
#13Well, if it isn't a coincidence, someone's certainly going to get in trouble if we keep shouting about it. Also I could see this thread getting HN blocked over there too.
Re: Coincidence? Beijing Apple Store phone# references Tiananmen Sq. date (6-4-1989)
#14Saying that, if Steve Jobs was the devil it would explain a lot.
Re: Coincidence? Beijing Apple Store phone# references Tiananmen Sq. date (6-4-1989)
#15Looking at the bottome of the page I see that Apple have a toll free number 400-666-8800, I take it we're supposed to wonder if that 666 is a coincidence as well? Saying that, if Steve Jobs was the devil it would explain a lot.