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arstechnica.com - 2/11/2009
iPhone may not see light of day in China thanks to App Store
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Apple's on again-off again negotiations with China's largest mobile carrier, China Mobile, have supposedly come to a standstill yet again. According to Interfax China, China Mobile CEO Wang Jianzhou is none too thrilled with the idea of Apple selling apps directly to China Mobile ...
tmt.interfaxchina.com - 2/9/2009
Online store wrangling scuppers China Mobile iPhone talks
— tmt.interfaxchina.com — China Mobile's insistence on administering the online sale of iPhone apps caused the breakdown of talks with... Apple. (more) Online store wrangling scuppers China Mobile iPhone talks

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$99 iPhone Coming This Summer: RBC (AAPL)
alleyinsider.com - 2/10/2009
$99 iPhone Coming This Summer: RBC (AAPL)
— alleyinsider.com — Apple will start selling a cheaper, 'entry-level' iPhone sometime this summer, for around $99 after subsidy, according... to "checks," RBC analyst Mark Abramsky said in a note this morning. The main cost reductions would come from fewer features -- ... (more) $99 iPhone Coming This Summer: RBC (AAPL)

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China Unicom in talks with Apple over iPhone -
china.org.cn - 2/12/2009
China Unicom in talks with Apple over iPhone -
— china.org.cn — China Unicom, one of China's big three telecoms carriers, has started negotiations with Apple Inc. over the... launch of iPhone in China, China Business News reported Wednesday. "Yes, we are in talks with Apple Inc.," a manager told the newspaper. ... (more) China Unicom in talks with Apple over iPhone -

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Chinese Technocracy: The iPhone Hits A (Great) Wall
iSmashPhone - Turn your Phone into your MyPhone — ... Red Book with shiny new iPhones, insisting that that "we're constantly evaluating the best way to play in these [emerging] markets. We know that there's a huge market opportunity there, and we'll make adjustments in the future accordingly to play in a stronger way."  Some analysts think Apple should shift its focus to less dominant carriers, such as China Unicom or China Telecom, both of whom would love to stage their own "cultural revolution" against Chinese Mobile. [Via Ars Technica] ...

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