When it will be available in North America
Any news when it will be available in North America. I wanna buy but could get in any store
Any news when it will be available in North America. I wanna buy but could get in any store
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Apple Announces December Launches for iPhone 5, iPad Mini, and Fourth-Generation iPad in China
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heh heh, did you read what you wrote? If Apple can produce X unit of Iphone 5 in 4Q, how would launching in China make any more money for them? They are still going to sell X units of Iphone 5 in 4Q. How does GREED come in play here?
I don't think you understand China market. China user forum are full of posts complaining that China is one of the most important market for Apple but yet they are being treated as second class citizens. Selling in China also help make the supply chain more efficient. Right now a fair number of Iphone and Ipad mini are bought in US, Europe, Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong etc and sent to China for 20-30% over the US list price. By start selling in China, Apple cut off the grey market..
Have fun reading some China msg board equivalent to McRumor and you will have a better perspective..
http://bbs.weiphone.com/thread-htm-fid-466.html
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No, not all 1.37 billion people of course, but millions will, (as you know, they're not all peasants anymore, living in poverty) and we have to believe APPLE knows their supply chains better than we do.
Make no mistake about it; that 'small' portion of the Chinese population able to afford those 'luxury items', is growing at an incredible rate, as anyone who has travelled to any of China's largest cities lately can confirm, and APPLE knows this all too well. I believe they're on the right track with their roll-out strategy.
So you're saying we're getting better than a fair deal. Doesn't sound like something to complain about if you ask me.
If I lived in China I doubt I'd be able to get my hands on an iPad Mini for a LONG time.
Fastest rollout to China yet!
It will be interesting to see how these products do in China this time. I've been surprised at how low the sales have been in China with past Apple products. I think one of the factors is the price. Chinese companies in the smartphone market specifically have been able to bring relatively competitive phones to market. For example, Xiaomi has a phone that doesn't fully measure up to the iPhone 5 but it's price tag is only $315 US. That's significant. All this to say, it will be interesting to see what happens with these new releases in China.
It will be interesting to see how these products do in China this time. I've been surprised at how low the sales have been in China with past Apple products. I think one of the factors is the price. Chinese companies in the smartphone market specifically have been able to bring relatively competitive phones to market. For example, Xiaomi has a phone that doesn't fully measure up to the iPhone 5 but it's price tag is only $315 US. That's significant. All this to say, it will be interesting to see what happens with these new releases in China.
Get a grip Apple: fix your supply problems first!
Apple should not be expanding the market for its products like the iPad mini until it can actually supply the in the original markets. It really is ridiculous that you can't walk into an Apple Store here in the UK and purchase a product over the counter, but yet they expand the market.
To be honest Apple need to get to get a grip over supply. People will eventually tire of having to wait weeks for Apple products.
Apple should not be expanding the market for its products like the iPad mini until it can actually supply the in the original markets. It really is ridiculous that you can't walk into an Apple Store here in the UK and purchase a product over the counter, but yet they expand the market.
To be honest Apple need to get to get a grip over supply. People will eventually tire of having to wait weeks for Apple products.
But I can't even buy my girlfriend an iPad Mini for 4 weeks now... and Apple will somehow conjure up stock to sell in the most populous country on Earth?
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Are we living in the 1950s or something?
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Are we living in the 1950s or something?
What is "original market" for Apple this day? A market that include you and I but not other so that we can get the first crack of the product? If you talk about importance of market to Apple as a company, China should be ahead of Europe since the growth will be much faster in the coming year. So if I were to rank importance of market for Apple it is Asia, US and then Europe. So may be we should make European friend wait for all their stuff until next year
)The supply problem has a lot to do with Apple is pushing to use new technology on everything they deliver now. Ipad mini production is gated by screen. Iphone 5 initial production problem was also the LCD screen but later caused by Foxconn quality control problem. Unless we want 6 months old technology, I think product delay is the fact of life now. Nexus 4 and 10 are also supply constrain as well.
It's not that simple in China it takes months of negotiations with the government to bring a new product into the country.