Apple May Introduce WiFi-less iPhone in China
Apple is really keen on getting their iPhone released in China and is willing to remove wifi connectivity to speed the approval process along. An analyst believes that this will trim months off the negotiations and Apple will release the somewhat-neutered phone before January 2010. I wonder how many apps will be in their app store after Chinese government censors have their way with it?
Apple is really keen on getting their iPhone released in China and is willing to remove wifi connectivity to speed the approval process along. An analyst believes that this will trim months off the negotiations and Apple will release the somewhat-neutered phone before January 2010. I wonder how many apps will be in their app store after Chinese government censors have their way with it?
"Apple was hellbent on having the iPhone be wifi-enabled," says Wedge analyst Matt Mathison. "The Chinese government has been just as adament that it not be." …He says it typically takes four to six months for such an application to be accepted. And he believes the approved license will accelerate talks with China Unicom, one of the three big state-controlled carriers in China.
