AppStore in China under a deal with China Unicom
AppStore in China under a deal with China Unicom
Apple has finally managed to bring the iPhone to the world’s largest pool of mobile phone users under a three-year deal with China Unicom. With hundreds of millions of wireless subscribers in China, Apple’s got to be raking in iPhone sales. The introduction of the iPhone is bringing in some serious revenue, but that money isn’t necessarily coming from iPhone sales. Turns out, the iPhone AppStore is a huge hit in China. China Unicom reportedly sold just 5,000 iPhones during its first week of sales. China Unicom Chairman Chang Xiobing says he’s satisfied with that number, but in a country that boasts more wireless users than there are people in the US, 5,000 units is a really small number. The silver lining, though, is that the introduction of the Chinese iPhone opened the doors to the AppStore. iPhone users in China have so far generated $1 million in legit iPhone app revenue from the AppStore.
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