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Scam or stunt? It's looking like the latter... Xiaomi so sorry for £1 smartphone 'promo'

Semtex451
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"Now some people, technical folks loving a bargain, had set up multiple web accounts to try and get hold of the cheap Chinese kit"

In my day these were not 'savy netizens' but cheats, or profiteers at best.

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