Apple cashing in on iPhone in China

Upfront cash and cashflow from Apple’s rumored iPhone in China deal
Washington Post’s Tameka Kee reports that Apple’s rumored 5 million iPhone sale to China Unicom will generate about $100 per unit in profit for Apple. Kee states that this is less than the estimated $400+ per unit that Apple now gets on its deal with [...]

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Updated – Rumor: Apple’s $1.4 billion iPhone pre-sale to China Unicom?

5 million iPhone package sale to China Unicom? Carrefour to be a key iPhone distribution partner?
Update – August 13, 2009: According to the Associated Press, China Unicom spokesman Yi Difei has denied the reports of an iPhone deal and large iPhone pre-purchase. Yi Difei stated “The report is not true.”… “There are all kinds of possibilities. There is [...]

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Apple executive team heading to Beijing

Sina.com is reporting this morning that Greg Joswiak, Apple VP for iPhone Product Marketing, will lead a team from Apple on an iPhone mission to China. Touch down in Beijing is rumored to be later this week. Sina.com suggest this trip will be a restart of iPhone negotiations. The literary will include meetings with China [...]

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Apple + Best Buy & China Unicom

Not a major revelation … just one more piece of the puzzle falling into place … According to dycj.ynet.com (reported via Trading Markets), retailer Best Buy Co., Inc. (NYSE: BBY) will introduce 3G products and services of China Unicom at its franchise stores.
Back in April ‘09, Apple and Best Buy announced an Apple “store-in-store” distribution partnership in China (By the [...]

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Engadget’s China iPhone “news” is NOT

Engadget posted a story yesterday with the banner headline - China Unicom’s iPhone gets regulatory approval
The story goes on to report that China’s State Radio Regulatory Commission (SRRC) has given iPhone a certificate of approval on May 7, 2009. Engadget ends the post with a cute tag “So, all we need now is what’s we’ve needed for [...]

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Rumor: China Unicom preps iPhone launch?

China’s Oriental Morning Post is jumping into the iPhone rumor mill. In a report today the Post reveals that China Unicom is in the midst of intense iPhone promotion/distribution planning. The Post reports that the new iPhone model for China will retail for 2,000 CNY ($293 USD) for subscribers who choose a data-plan + multi-year contract. [...]

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Rumor: China Unicom signs a 3-year iPhone exclusive?

Update: July 28, 2009 – China Unicom has denied that a deal has been finalized and Apple, per standard modus operandi, declined to comment.
According to China Unicom spokesperson Sophia Tso: “Discussions are still ongoing, we have not reached any formal agreement.” A second China Unicom spokesperson suggested that a deal timeframe exists but talks continue:
“Both sides have their own [...]

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iPhone in China – “Are we there yet?”

Apple’s iPhone managed to land in Hong Kong last year, but the drive across the Kowloon Toll Road to China is taking a bit longer. Antsy youngsters (media, investors and analysts) in the back seat want to know one thing… “Are we there yet Uncle Tim (Cook)?” …
Apple COO Tim Cook: “Um, not quite yet. [...]

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iPhonAsia’s views on iPhone coming to China

The following is my response to questions about iPhone in China posed by China’s Mobinode.tv …
I read Mobinode.tv regularly and I appreciate the opportunity to share my views about iPhone coming to China.
I believe we are at the beginning stages of a mobile revolution. A new breed of smartphones is opening up an ocean of [...]

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iPhone expected to enter China market in Sept?

China Business Network (CBN) is reporting today (July 17) that China Unicom and Apple have finalized their iPhone negotiations and will most likely launch a special iPhone for China in September. CBN also notes that iPhone’s OEM, Foxconn (Hon Hai Precision), has played a crucial middle-man role in the signing of the agreement.
As reported earlier, the [...]

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