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To: TobagoJack who wrote (85829)1/13/2012 7:01:02 AM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (1) of 218167
 
600 years of pent-up demand for Apple electronics gear... :o)

Near-riot prompts Apple to halt iPhone 4S release in China
The device has sold out at the company's five China stores. When one store refused to open, a mob responded by throwing eggs. The company says the phones won't be available in China "for the time being."
latimes.com

The incident underscores the popularity of the Apple brand in China, which has one of the world's fastest growing markets for mobile phones and personal computers.

The Cupertino-based company said in October that sales in China rose to $13 billion from $3 billion for the fiscal year ended Sept. 24. Plans are afoot to make the iPhone's digital assistant, Siri, fluent in Chinese.

Apple's five official stores in China -- three in Shanghai and two in Beijing -- generate more revenue on average than any other Apple stores in the world, the company said last year.
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