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Saturday, November 21, 2009 2:06 PM

Published 11/07/2009 by Los Angeles Times


IPhone sales disappoint in China

Reporting from Beijing - Apple Inc.'s iPhone has been a ringing success wherever it has been launched. But in China few are picking up the buzz.

Challenged by high pricing, missing features and stiff competition, iPhones have logged only 5,000 sales since the handset debuted...

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IPhone sales in China are nothing to call home ... - [11/07/2009 - Los Angeles Times]
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...BDA China Ltd. "The consumer will quickly figure out it doesn't have Wi-Fi. . . . At the end of the day, it won't be a winning strategy." With 700 million cellphone...
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