“China Mobile is still in talks with Apple on launching iPhone in Chinese market, but has not reached any agreement yet, according to Wang Jianzhou, chairman of the Chinese mobile carrier,” China Trade Information reports.
“Wang made this remark during an interview with media on TD-SCDMA service at the Beijing Olympics,” China Trade Information reports.
“No agreement has been reached so far, though both sides showed interests in bringing iPhone into China, said Wang, adding that there is no a timetable for this issue,” China Trade Information reports.
Full article here.
[Attribution: MacSurfer. Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
They have special microwaves in China that render Steve’s RDF inoperable. Diabolical!
Apple shoud talk to AT&T;or other carrier and put their own carrier in China.
“Apple shoud talk to AT&T;or other carrier and put their own carrier in China.”
Yes it is that simple. LOL. AT&T;to rescue!
This is a standoff…the Chinese are experts in bartering…Apple is thinking that the Chinese really need the iPhone…the Chinese are thinking that Apple really needs them.
The truth is that both could use each other and a deal is good for both…but the Chinese will NOT
deal until Apple opens their doors first.
I have been to China three times and seen them barter over the cost of a taxi ride and also a three dollar homemade kite sold on the street. They will barter over everything and stand firm. It is their way of life.
OJ
You should try and barter with the Chinese. Its fun and you can get almost anything for about 20% of the original price.
Screw china mobile and their communist government. it wouldnt be the iphone if it was in china, and they would listen in on all your conversations and make sure you only downloaded China approved games. Apple should skip over china.
Steve Jobs was going to announce the iPhone deal with China himself, but the Chinese thought he was not good looking enough, so they are going to have Noal Wyle do it.
Hey look everyone – over on the left hand side of this page. There’s an advert for one of those Chinese knock off iPhones on MDN! Brilliant!
I think I’ll quick make an app that contains Mao’s little red book. All Chinese iPhone customers would have to buy it! Brilliant!!
China is a disgusting shit hole and should not be worthy of dealing with civilized nations. As for all the goods coming from China, drop ’em in the sea and start making that shit in Detroit.
zach thank you for a very well thought out, informed and logical analysis there. probably worth thinking about changing your name now so that when the world is run by China you just may be a little bit more difficult to track down in Dimsville.
“start making that shit in Detroit.”
That’s already been done for decades by General Motors.
I hope they get the iPhone in China, here in Finland it costs 0,90€ every hour (6,90€/day max) just to have the iPhone on. That’s why I have it on airplane mode and use my old phone, until I go back to China. Clever plot though, MobileMe keeps the data traffic going all the time and without it there is no Address Book. 🙁 At least the WiFi works well.
I think Sonera is at it again, last summer they continued charging me for DSL, even their equipment had been removed from this highrise building. Nice to be able to charge for vapor services.
@ Sir Bill Gates
“That’s already been done for decades by General Motors.”
Lol! Good one…and quite true too!
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@ zach
Yeah. People from that disgusting shit hole taking away your jobs and money, huh? Ever heard of this thing of “upgrading yourself” and “working hard”? Maybe some of you should try it. You know, instead of sitting on your asses feeling sorry for yourselves.
Civilized nations. Yeah, the world would love to have civilized people like yourself.
Uh MacShelkh, I didn’t even say anything about being lazy. I just hate shit made in china because….well…. because their shit is shit. As for shit being made in Detroit do you mean it’s shit or shit? What do you mean by shit? Because I mean shit as in STUFF. And for your ASSumption of me being lazy and sitting on my ass, I am self employed and have been for 20 years. I am self made and have worked my way up. I’ll bet I make more money though sitting on my ASS than you can standing up. And that is no SHIT. Stop your bullshit downing of my country. I’ll buy Detroit over China any day, shit for brains.
“I just hate shit made in china because….well…. because their shit is shit”
the iPhone is made in China. is it “shit”?
didn’t think so.
I love my iPhone, have 2 of ’em, and honestly it has been the biggest piece of shit I have purchased from Apple. But I love it, weird huh? Anyway, I have replaced one iPhone 5 times and my second phone 3 times. Both in 10 months. So please tell me honestly, would you call anything else with the same problems shit? But hey, it’s good shit.
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