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Published 11/04/2009 by SiliconValley.com


Apple's iPhone sales debut in China disappoints analysts

Apple's Chinese partner sold fewer iPhones than analysts anticipated in the product's debut last week, raising concerns the price is too high to attract customers in the world's biggest mobile-phone market.

China Unicom said Monday that it has sold 5,000 iPhones since...

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Apple's iPhone sales debut in China disappoints analysts [SiliconValley.com - 11/04/2009]
"We believe that eventually China will emerge as a major market for iPhone sales, but it could take a year or two to gain meaningful unit traction as it did in the U S " said Munster
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