Since Apple CEO Tim Cook has been visiting China, this report emanating from China appears credible, although in the worldofApple rumors there is never a certainty.
In terms of acquiring another company for the sake of clearing up existing issues, a distribution breakthrough in any BRIC country would do a worldof good for Apple by boosting share prices and easing an area of investor concern.
In a worldof popular opinion where Apple is increasingly seen as the villain when it comes to patent litigation, Samsung has done a nice little job setting itself up as the plucky underdog.