Nov 2nd, 2009 - Macworld
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At long last, citizens of the world’s most populous country can buy iPhones on their own shores, as the device went on sale in China over the weekend. Rumors of a deal with China stretch back to 2007, when the rumored partner was China Mobile, the country’s largest wireless provider.
Instead, though, Apple struck an agreement with the country's other provider, China Unicom (which, to this day, I faithfully misread as “China Unicorn”). Apple COO Tim Cook and CFO Peter Oppenheimer gave a preview of the deal in last month’s quarterly financials conference call, saying that plans would range between $18 per month and $85 to $100 a month with the phone itself becoming cheaper with more expensive plans.
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China Unicom: 5000 iPhones sold in first weekend
Nov 3rd, 2009 - CNET
TheiPhone's debut in China didn't get quite the reception as it did in other markets.
The exclusive carrier for the device in the country, China Unicom, said Tuesday that it signed up 5,000 iPhone subscribers the first four days it was available...Apple Sells 5000 IPhones in China Debut, Raising Price Concern
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Bloomberg
Nov. 3 (Bloomberg) -- Apple Inc.’s Chinese partner sold5,000 iPhones in the country since last week’s debut, raisingconcern the handset’s price is undermining the U.S...China Unicom gains 5000 iPhone subscribers from launch
Nov 3rd, 2009 - AppleInsider
China Unicom announced Tuesday that its brand new 3G network had already signed up more than a million subscribers, but only 5,000 iPhone customers since the device launched last week.
China Unicom Targets Strong 3G Growth
Nov 3rd, 2009 - Wall Street Journal
HONG KONG--China Unicom (Hong Kong) Ltd., which started offering Apple Inc.'s iPhone in China last week, aims to increase the number of its third-generation mobile users by more than 1 million a month...
Apple's iPhone sees tepid sales debut in China
Nov 2nd, 2009 - AppleInsider
Hundreds of people showed up for the iPhone launch party in Beijing last week, but the handset failed to sell out in many Chinese stores. Compared to iPhone debuts in the U.S...
