<s>
The	O
Meizu	B-Application
M8	I-Application
is	O
a	O
Windows	O
CE-based	O
3.4	O
"	O
smartphone	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
often	O
regarded	O
as	O
having	O
a	O
Chinese	O
iPhone-like	O
design	O
,	O
with	O
similar	O
features	O
and	O
UI	O
,	O
running	O
a	O
version	O
of	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Windows	I-Operating_System
CE	I-Operating_System
6	I-Operating_System
with	O
a	O
modified	O
GUI	B-Application
similar	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
CEO	O
Jack	O
Wong	O
announced	O
the	O
Meizu	B-Application
M8	I-Application
four	O
days	O
after	O
the	O
announcement	O
of	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
,	O
as	O
a	O
direct	O
competitor	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Meizu	O
appeared	O
at	O
CeBIT	O
on	O
March	O
4	O
,	O
2008	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
non-functional	O
,	O
plastic	O
prototype	B-Application
of	O
the	O
M8	O
able	O
to	O
display	O
three	O
screenshots	O
of	O
the	O
UI	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
development	O
board	O
running	O
a	O
partially	O
working	O
UI	O
with	O
most	O
common	O
phone	O
functions	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
On	O
October	O
9	O
,	O
2010	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
reported	O
that	O
Meizu	O
had	O
shut	O
down	O
production	O
of	O
the	O
M8	O
due	O
to	O
pressure	O
from	O
the	O
Intellectual	O
Property	O
Offices	O
and	O
Apple	O
Inc	O
.	O
because	O
of	O
its	O
close	O
similarities	O
to	O
the	O
iPhone	B-Device
.	O
</s>
