Filed under: Apple Corporate, Retail, Rumors, iPhone
Report: iPhone will drop in China on Friday
Daily Finance is reporting today on the iPhone's pending release in China. We've been reporting on this gradual deal for a while now. Back in July it looked like the deal might be delayed until 2010, but earlier this month, Apple's VP of iPhone and iPod product marketing Greg Joswiak (among others) traveled to China to meet with China Unicom. Earlier this week, China Unicom confirmed with Reuters that the iPhone would be part of a media briefing they've got scheduled for this Friday, further fueling speculation that a release is imminent.
The potential of the Chinese market is huge for Apple. A population of over 1.3 billion and an advanced mobile broadband network (download speeds are superior to the norm here in the US) seem to be the ingredients for a very successful market. We'll let you know what happens.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Joanna D said 2:54PM on 8-27-2009
When this happens will you guys finally stop harping on about AT&T like they are the only ones who make decisions relating to iPhone?
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Scotty said 3:22PM on 8-27-2009
LOL Dave, 1.3 billion market is a "potential" for Apple? Ya think?
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Jason Hung said 3:27PM on 8-27-2009
Like I've been telling everyone, don't get yourself locked into a network. Order your iPhone 3GS from Hong Kong, no carrier lock:
http://store.apple.com/hk
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beltwaygreg said 3:52PM on 8-27-2009
To my Chinese brothers and sisters. Let's make it rain.
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Stace said 7:30PM on 8-27-2009
"Drop". Ugh.
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darrell said 9:59PM on 8-27-2009
you don't make news by making press releases on friday. you try to bury press releases on friday.
has apple ever announced a new partnership on a friday?
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