7 posts and columns on iPhonAsia

Was the iPhone’s Launch in China Really a Bust?

in News on November 3, 2009 at 4:00 am PT

Apple’s internationally coveted iPhone finally arrived at market in China last week and by most accounts its debut was uncharacteristically muted. There is “no sign of the sort of sellout reception that greeted the smart phone at its introduction in other countries,” The Wall Street Journal reported. Clearly, the device’s Chinese launch wasn’t the rousing success to which we’ve become accustomed. That said, it probably wasn’t quite the bust it’s been made out to be, either.
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Year of the iPhone Officially Added to Chinese Lunar Calendar

in News on October 30, 2009 at 1:21 pm PT

Apple’s iPhone finally arrived at market in China today and is evidently selling fairly well, despite wallet-emptying prices. ChinaNews.com found about 300 people queued up to buy the device at China Unicom’s flagship store in Beijing.
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Apple in iPhone Talks With Second Chinese Carrier?

in News on September 1, 2009 at 3:00 am PT

Apple will sell somewhere between five and seven million iPhones in China in 2010, according to research house Broadpoint AmTech. But that’s assuming its distribution deal with China Unicom is exclusive. And according to Apple, it’s not. “I can confirm it is not an exclusive deal,” an Apple spokesperson told Dow Jones.
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Chinese iPhone Announcement Tomorrow?

in News on August 27, 2009 at 7:06 am PT

If Apple hasn’t already signed a deal to bring the iPhone to China, it’s getting damn close. Sources tell Reuters that China Unicom may announce the rumored agreement as soon as tomorrow.
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Apple's Latest Fortune: You Will Be Unusually Successful in Business

in News on July 20, 2009 at 2:20 am PT

“We will enter Asia with the iPhone in 2008,” Apple COO Tim Cook declared in March 2008. “And we will one day enter China, we’re not saying when.” How’s September of 2009 sound? Because China Business Network claims that China Unicom and Apple have finally inked a deal that will bring the iPhone to the country around that time.

Apple’s Latest Fortune: You Will Be Unusually Successful in Business

in News on July 20, 2009 at 2:20 am PT

“We will enter Asia with the iPhone in 2008,” Apple COO Tim Cook declared in March 2008. “And we will one day enter China, we’re not saying when.” How’s September of 2009 sound? Because China Business Network claims that China Unicom and Apple have finally inked a deal that will bring the iPhone to the country around that time.