China Tells

It is cool, trendy and stylish to have an iphone, and it is a perfect Christmas gift for the kids. However, Iphone’s launch in China used to raise concerns especially the rivalry are at least as agressive (See Article from Chinatells). Luckily for Apple, the recent sales figure from China Unicom, who is the partner of Iphone in China, has been very encouraging: during the first 40 days of Iphone’s launch in China, 100,000 units have been sold! (See Article from Fortune). It is a surprising figure to me: as a lot of Iphone’s function is not workable in China yet due to network limitation. In addition, an authenticate Iphone would cost easily 4-5 times a smart phone. However, the design and coolness of Iphone wins on the mass consumer market. In the foreseeable future, however, the war between Iphone, Blackberry and Nokia will only intensify. With more and more China’s middle class adopting the global life standard in owning car, house and smart phones, China is such a big market that no one can afford to ignore.