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Updated: China Mobile wants iPhone and iPad

Posted in China, China Mobile, iPhone in China on Mar 17th, 2010

Update March 17, 2010: China Mobile CEO, Wang Jianzhou, is talking “Apple” again. During a recent press conference, Wang Jianzhou revealed that he is interested in the iPad and has told Apple that China Mobile would also like to see a special version of iPhone with a chipset that supports time division synchronous code division [...]

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Apple only too happy to give China Unicom a “3G” exclusive

Posted in China Mobile, China Unicom, iPhone in China on Jan 4th, 2010

Update – January 4, 2010: In a report leaked to the media today, Merrill Lynch International analyst Cynthia Meng said; “China Unicom and Apple are likely to reach a for more than a two-year exclusive iPhone distribution agreement.” According to a China Unicom spokesperson, the two sides (Apple and China Unicom) are negotiating for an extended iPhone agreement. [...]

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China Mobile and Apple still flirting

Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 10th, 2009

Via Aaron Back for Market Watch – China Mobile Ltd. (CHL) Chairman/CEO Wang Jianzhou reconfirmed today (Friday Sept 11, 2009) that China Mobile, the world’s largest carrier (488 million subscribers), is engaged in talks with Apple Inc. (AAPL) over selling iPhones in China. I will repeat my mantra … the most likely near-term deal between Apple and China [...]

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China Mobile CEO confirms renewed interest in iPhone

Posted in China, iPhone, iPhone in China on Sep 1st, 2009

You can never be too rich or too thin … or have too many sexy phones in your harem. Apple’s deal with China Unicom is non-exclusive and despite yesterday’s OPhone launch, China Mobile is still lusting after the handset that played hard to get … Apple’s iPhone. China Mobile CEO, Wang Jianzhou made his feelings [...]

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iPhone in China: Those who know aren’t talking

Posted in AAPL, Apple, China Unicom, iPhone in China on Aug 29th, 2009

It’s now official … iPhone will launch in China during the final quarter of 2009. Alas, Friday’s announcement was short on details and left inquiring minds wanting to know how everything will fall into place. So it’s time to summarize what we know, and ponder a few items from the rumor-mill. Let’s start with a quote [...]

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