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In a story that seems ripe to be translated into a modern-day cinematic update of 'Annie,' a Chinese woman has gone from factory worker to national celebrity after her photo was accidentally loaded onto an Apple iPhone -- and into the hands on an unsuspecting new owner.
According to company spokesperson Liu Kun, the woman was snapped by her coworker, an iPhone quality tester in manufacturer Foxconn's factory in Shenzhen. She smiled and made a peace sign for the camera, and her colleague apparently forgot to delete the photo from the phone. It was sold in Britain shortly thereafter, and the owner immediately posted the images on the Web.
According to Liu, the woman was "unsettled" by the sudden fame, after her photo graced Web sites and newspapers around the world. Fortunately, her bosses have assured her that her job was safe, and that the company wouldn't release her personal information to the public.
"Even passers-by recognize her face and can't help noticing her," Liu said. "She is quite nervous right now because she never experienced this much attention." It's not the first time such a thing has happened, but Kun insists that his company is working with Apple to prevent such accidents in the future.
"Small mistakes are unavoidable," he said. "I would call this a beautiful mistake."
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Comments
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Subscribe to commentsRoger MartinezSep 1st 2008 7:52PM
ditto on that, the pic going out is a beautiful mistake! She, however is no mistake to beauty. If Apple is smart, they will send her pic on each of their phones. (of course, compensate her sufficiently)
Roger MartinezSep 1st 2008 7:53PM
That is a peace sign Stevie, I use it all the time.
DCSep 1st 2008 8:03PM
THIS IS THE CUTIEST MISTAKE I'VE EVER SEEN!!!!
paulSep 1st 2008 8:04PM
Yep, I can see why this was so news worthy.
Whiskey RunSep 1st 2008 8:15PM
I sent my digital camera to a company in Texas to be fixed and it came back with pictures of people working at their stations & testing other cameras. Sure they weren't doing anything funny or cute, but none-the-less, my first instinct was NOT to post the pictures on the internet.
DougSep 2nd 2008 1:15PM
She's a real cutie...
DougSep 2nd 2008 1:13PM
She's a real cutie...
KeithSep 2nd 2008 12:00PM
She's extremely cute, and I'm glad her supervisors were understanding and didn't reprimand her. You know, we're all accustomed to various inspector tags on things--clothing, for example. I don't have a problem with an iphone that comes complete with a photo of the personnel who inspected it. Sort of like an electronic "inspector 12" tag, you know. If the inspector is an extremely cute woman, so much the better.
DuddlySep 2nd 2008 1:16PM
Yep...she's a real cutie!
MSep 3rd 2008 9:05AM
You people are morans. I live in China and you haven't got a clue. I'm a US citizen born and raised. All of your old ideas about China are just that........OLD. Try NOT opening your mouths and removing ALL DOUBT? PLEASE, you embarass the intelligent People from the US. You people are the reason that most foreign countries think the US is full of a bunch of ignorant hicks. GIVE IT A REST how bout it?