“China Unicom Ltd. is willing to hold talks with Apple Inc. to bring the popular iPhone to China… ‘It seems that iPhone is hot in some markets. We are willing to discuss with Apple,’ [said] Li Zhengmao, executive director and vice president of China Unicom,” Lorraine Luk reports for Dow Jones Newswires.
“The executive, however, said the company hasn’t held talks with Apple yet. ‘We are interested in discussing,’ Li said, without elaborating,” Luk reports.
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Earlier today, China Mobile Ltd. Chief Executive Wang Jianzhou said that the company is in talks with Apple Inc. to bring the iPhone to China. An agreement with China Mobile would give Apple access to a market with 523 million subscribers, more than the total population of the European Union.
MacDailyNews Take: Uh, oh. Two rival carriers want the iPhone exclusive in a certain (large) country, but only one can have it. Quite the conundrum. Whatever shall Apple CEO Steve Jobs do?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Mike in Helsinki” for the heads up.]
