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China to account for 15-20% of iPhone shipments next year?

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Old 08-29-2009
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China to account for 15-20% of iPhone shipments next year?

According to a Wall Street analyst, Apple will ship five to seven million iPhones in China during 2010, after striking a three-year agreement with China Unicom. Broadpoint AmTech analyst Brian Marshall estimates that the Chinese market will account for 15% to 20% of Apple's global iPhone sales next year.

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Old 08-30-2009
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minor typo: The carrier will being [...] -> The carrier will begin [...]
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Thanks, fixed.
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Old 08-30-2009
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Wait wait... If the iPhones are made in China, then why is Apple shipping them to China??


What monkey wrote this article??
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Shipments as in sales - the number of units distributed. I'm the monkey that wrote this article and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for your attempt at being clever.
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. I'm the monkey that wrote this article and it makes perfect sense. Thanks for your attempt at being clever.

yes it does...give'em hell Matthew
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Old 09-01-2009
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They may "ship" the iPhone to china.. but how many will be sold? ... possible as many as there where Vista licenses sold in Chine the first 4 months of release :o) ... what was it . .5?
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