Apple's iPhone 6 & 6 Plus gain radio certification in China, but release date still uncertain

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  • Reply 21 of 29
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    Originally Posted by island hermit View Post

     

    I agree... and, obviously, so do quite a few others on here (re: comments on another thread the other day). Whether Apple starts selling them in China now or 4-6 months from now, the demand will be so heavy that it won't make a difference.


    It would be quite important to get it in before the Chinese new year (Feb), a huge gift-giving season. The calendar year end is also big for gifts in China.

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  • Reply 22 of 29
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    It would be quite important to get it in before the Chinese new year (Feb), a huge gift-giving season. The calendar year end is also big for gifts in China.


     

    I think final approval will magically appear in about 2 months.

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  • Reply 23 of 29
    The calendar year end is also big for gifts in China.

    Alibaba.com going public is also a big gift.
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  • Reply 24 of 29
    philboogie wrote: »
    Alibaba.com going public is also a big gift.

    Did you get in on the IPO? Probably the easiest way to get in on it is to buy Blackrock.
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  • Reply 25 of 29

    Did you get in on the IPO? Probably the easiest way to get in on it is to buy Blackrock.

    I didn't, but I do think they will prosper.

    And thanks for mentioning Blackrock!
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  • Reply 26 of 29
    philboogie wrote: »
    I didn't, but I do think they will prosper.

    And thanks for mentioning Blackrock!

    Blackrock is just one of a group of maybe less than 50 institutional investors that will be in on the IPO. Alibaba wants to keep availability of their stock tight initially to pump that price up.

    Frankly, knowing what I know now about the massive levels of corruption in China has really soured me on China company stocks. I don't believe any of them are not cooking their books to one degree or another.
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  • Reply 27 of 29
    ibeamibeam Posts: 322member
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    It would be quite important to get it in before the Chinese new year (Feb), a huge gift-giving season. The calendar year end is also big for gifts in China.


    I have never read or heard of this. I only know about the red envelopes and gifts of fruit or candy, not the giving of portable consumer electronics.

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  • Reply 28 of 29
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    I have never read or heard of this. I only know about the red envelopes and gifts of fruit or candy, not the giving of portable consumer electronics.


     

    Portable electronics are fine... just not 4 of them... and don't give clocks, umbrellas, knives, towels....

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  • Reply 29 of 29
    fallenjtfallenjt Posts: 4,057member
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    Originally Posted by FreeRange View Post



    Nothing unusual here other than typical Chinese bureaucracy. All past iPhones except the 5s were delayed in China, frequently waiting for regulatory approval.

    It's because Apple didn't bribe them enough. You know in communist countries, money comes before the application can be looked at.

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