According to an Apple Insider report, Apple may finally be in the closing stages of bringing the iPhone to China.
The report says the company as applied for a Network Access License, meaning a release could be just months away.
The news comes through Wedge Partners analyst Matt Mathison who says the application was filed this week but notably lacks any mention of onboard Wi-Fi, meaning ... [ read the full article ]
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i read an article before about trendy iPhones in China. Most people can't afford one, but they do like the look/design of the iPhone (mainly for showing off i guess). If you want one and don't really want to drop few hundred dollar on one, what you do? Duh, buy bootlegged version... The article did mention the parts for "iPhone" clones are less than $100 (touch screen panel, chips etc). So, a lot of places selling the clones for $100-ish. In many cases, people actually said that the clones are better (offers more options than the real thing). Of course, the drawback is that, you're buying bootlegs (it's a hit or miss, not all bootlegs are bad, but most are).
