Xiaomi’s Hugo Barra defends ‘sensational’ copycat claims, says Apple is an inspiration
Jul24
Xiaomi’s office is still humming way past 7pm on the day after their major product launch event. Employees typically end their days at 9.30pm after working 12-hour-long days here, and this commitment doesn’t end post-event. For all the work that has gone into developing its products — the company says the recently-launched Mi 4 took 18 months of research and development, for example — it is little wonder that recent claims circulating in the press about the company blatantly ripping off Apple’s products have hit its executives hard. High-profile former Google VP Hugo Barra, now VP for Xiaomi Global, said in…
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