must be kidding me. "most in china cannot afford the current iPhone pricing". ??! People there buy phones a lot more expensive than iPhone...
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Apple and China Unicom Bringing iPhone to China in May 2009?
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must be kidding me. "most in china cannot afford the current iPhone pricing". ??! People there buy phones a lot more expensive than iPhone...
I think what you heard is discrimination of the Chinese population. 1/2 of them which is 600 million people are in the middle class population, equivalent of the United States middle class citizens.
We, the people living in North America, get cell phone models that are almost 2 years late. While the Hong Kongers and the Beijingers get them fresh, out of the box on time. Look it up, comparing all the cell phone sites from the US version to the European/Chinese version, they have 3 times the amount of smartphones than us. Most of them have a TV tuner which the Japanese b***** about when its lacking in the iPhone. We are the cheap ones, always wanting a phone for free and sticking it to a 2 year contract. I'd rather pay for a good phone AND choose the carrier of my choice, that is how things go over there in Europe and Asia.
Uhhh, no? I saw phones that didn't even have a micro-usb port for charging at a China Mobile store.
The iPhone was designed well before June 2007, so this should be a non-issue altogether.
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Just had to say when I first saw this headline I did a double take, thinking to myself, "Why the hell do they have a story about a Chinese Unicorn?" Next thing you know we'll have stories about ligers, my favorite mythical creatures.
Just had to say when I first saw this headline I did a double take, thinking to myself, "Why the hell do they have a story about a Chinese Unicorn?" Next thing you know we'll have stories about ligers, my favorite mythical creatures.
It's not so much about the cost of the phone...
It's how many are able and willing to spend for data plans.
And perhaps how may have a home computer to sync it with.
It's how many are able and willing to spend for data plans.
And perhaps how may have a home computer to sync it with.
Yuh... No. Phones there range from $114 to $285 for the cheapest ones.
Yes, iPhone *is* cheap, but... If you count in the subscription...
I think that Apple is very risky when they decided to cooperate with China. They are the famous company of USA. If they work together with China's companies, maybe they won't be believed by many people. Because China's phones' quality is very bad
Fixed that for you.
Well considering people in China pay retail for phones and more phones retail for more than $200, I would disagree with your "fix".
You're right; the iPhone is a POS.
You're right; the iPhone is a POS.
No he means the stuff sold inside China, some of which *is* very bad quality.
For example you can buy umbrellas in department stores that don't open properly the first time, and pens with clickers that don't work correctly.
I don't think that is true. On a global scale middle class means something different from that. You can be middle class by some reckoning if you earn over $2/day.
iPhone is made in China, China has a very large middle class...
I laugh at those wondering if the iPhone shall take off in China...
- It is already made there. All the shiny peices of iPhone you all are holding now were made in China. They won't need to ship and mark them up. In fact, most of the reasons big companies such as Microsoft and Apple do not over-invest in China is because of proprietary reasons, not because of the 'poor Chinese'. (See below!)
- China has a very large base of affluent middle class customers, who are more than willing to shell out between $400 to $800 for an iPhone. In fact, maybe the iPhone should be made in the US. Chinese are very fond on well-made quality US products. Just ask GM and brisk Buick sales in China!
-HiPhones are all the craze in China. They are not as shiny as their iPhone counterparts, and they lag while opening applications, but once you get past the guilt of operating a fake iPhone, it works pretty good (Just like the 'genuine' fake rolexes out there!
I laugh at those wondering if the iPhone shall take off in China...
- It is already made there. All the shiny peices of iPhone you all are holding now were made in China. They won't need to ship and mark them up. In fact, most of the reasons big companies such as Microsoft and Apple do not over-invest in China is because of proprietary reasons, not because of the 'poor Chinese'. (See below!)
- China has a very large base of affluent middle class customers, who are more than willing to shell out between $400 to $800 for an iPhone. In fact, maybe the iPhone should be made in the US. Chinese are very fond on well-made quality US products. Just ask GM and brisk Buick sales in China!
-HiPhones are all the craze in China. They are not as shiny as their iPhone counterparts, and they lag while opening applications, but once you get past the guilt of operating a fake iPhone, it works pretty good (Just like the 'genuine' fake rolexes out there!