The inconclusive talks between head honchos of China Mobile and Apple CEO Tim Cook, regarding iPhone 5 is a huge boon for China Unicom and China Telecom.
But few analysts seemed to notice the China situation, despite Tim Cook openly talking about it.
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And hopefully Cook met with China Mobile and a deal is in the offing there as well.
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This would not be the first time either, Ladik says, pointing to how Cook handled the China controversy (a sit down in New York, public visits to China plants and Apple stores) and the Apple apology on maps.
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Earlier this year, Mr Cook said he expected China to replace North America as Apple's largest source of revenue.
During the tour, Mr. Cook said he expected China to eventually become Apple's largest market and that the company would open more retail stores in the country.
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In his same visit, Cook said he expects China will eventually surpass the United States as its largest market, though he did not give a time frame.
Since Apple CEO Tim Cook has been visiting China, this report emanating from China appears credible, although in the world of Apple rumors there is never a certainty.
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With reports that Cook has met with China Mobile, and now the news that Jobs has met several times, we are getting closer and closer to a legal China Mobile iPhone.
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Tim Cook has repeatedly stated that China may become the biggest market for Apple.
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While it weathers the storm in Europe, it'll try to cook up a storm in China.
It is not a surprise that Apple CEO Tim Cook paid a visit to China Mobile, but a statement from China Mobile appears to throw cold water on any immediate decision for China Mobile to carry iPhone.
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To shore up some support, Apple's CEO Tim Cook last week traveled to China for the second time in ten months -- a visit interpreted by some as an effort to fight Apple's falling market share in the country.
Selling in China can be lucrative, and Mr. Cook recently expressed the hope that it would become Apple's biggest market.
Selling in China can be lucrative, and Mr. Cook recently expressed the hope that it would become the company's biggest market.
Tim Cook stated earlier this month that China will become a larger market for Apple than the US but with no specific timeframe.
There were pictures, and reports that Cook was handling the negotiations with China Mobile when it came to bringing the iPhone legally to China.
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Last year, a handful of U.S. companies of all sizes said they were moving at least some manufacturing out of China and bringing it to the U.S. Apple CEO Tim Cook said it would produce some Mac computers in the U.S. this year instead of China.
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With Lijia as my guide, I can eavesdrop on the back-and-forth banter of cook and customer in accents from all over China.
The surge has attracted the attention of Apple chief executive Tim Cook, who met with the chairman of China Mobile last week.
This week, as he was in China visiting high-level government officials, Mr. Cook also toured an iPhone assembly line at a Foxconn facility in Zhengzhou.
Cook is predicting that at some, unspecified point, China is going to become the largest consumer of Apple products in the world.
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Tim Cook talked last night about the growth Apple enjoyed in China in the quarter. iPhone sales were up triple digits compared to last year.
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Ironically, Tim Cook recently called Brazil the second most important emerging market after China for Apple.
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In this case the long-overdue apology came directly from CEO Tim Cook, who also detailed plans to correct the situation in China.
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Xinhua news agency, China Daily, Global Times and other state mouthpieces see Apple boss Tim Cook's apology for any misunderstandings that had led to the perception that Apple's attitude was arrogant in its dealings with Chinese consumers as better late than never and call for an end to "double standards" and privileges for foreign companies in China.
Mr Cook promptly went on a highly publicised tour of a Foxconn factory in China.
Apple issued an apology letter signed by CEO Tim Cook that vowed to revamp aspects of its customer-service policies in China after more than two weeks of pointed attacks by government-run media.
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