Back in 2011 environmental groups in China targeted Apple for its supposedly careless attitude towards the ecosystem. In those days, Steve Jobs was still around and in charge. The group’s complaints supposedly fell on deaf ears. And, even though Apple was committed to ensuring that parts used for its products were eco-friendly, the processes behind…
Samsung has been doing well in China recently, as many know, and this past Q1 was no different. Not only did it break records for sales in China, it more than doubled the sales of the iPhone, which has never been a very strong contender in the largest market in the world. Samsung broke the record for sales, selling around 12.5 million devices, while Apple…
Last year in Q3 and Q4, Apple slipped into the number 6 spot in China’s smartphone market. However, with the launch of the iPhone 5 and different pricing models for previous iPhone versions, Apple was able to bounce back to the number 5 spot where it had been before. China is and has been one of, if not the largest market for mobile devices. Samsung, one of…
Apple’s recent history in China has been sketchy to say the least. And, as is often the case, successful companies are often the target of much criticism. Last year Apple had to pay millions to settle a case with ProView over the iPad brand name, it was recently called “arrogant” over its warranty policies and has now been fined by a Chinese court after…
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, Apple held its quarterly earnings call earlier today. The iPhone maker has gradually building a presence in Great China, as demonstrated by the numbers coming from today’s announcement. Apple first began publishing statistics for Greater China last quarter of this year, reporting an impressive 67% year-over-year growth…
Image Credit: CNET Apple’s been having a rough ride in recent times over the water in China. It most recently made news for its warranty and returns policies being viewed as arrogant by the Chinese government. Tim Cook has since apologized, and the mood was a lot calmer afterwards. Sadly, Apple has yet again found its name in attached to some negative…
Apple’s been in a little hot water over in China over the past month or so. Its seemingly unfair returns policy gained criticism from state-controlled media. Having apologized and announcing changes, the calls of “arrogance” diminished. One problem Apple has always had in China is device cloning, and the sale of counterfeit iPhones. A problem which the…
Apple and China have been in the news a lot recently. Apple has been sued in China over a Siri patent, China’s government has labeled Apple has “dishonest” , Apple has again been sued by a film studio in China, Tim Cook himself has apologized to China over warranty issues, and China has “approved” his apology. That’s all since the latter part of last…
China and Apple news has been coinciding a lot recently it seems. First there was the apology from Tim Cook regarding warranties, and now Apple is banning applications. According to the developer of the Jingdian Shucheng e-book application that was pulled, “content that is illegal in China” was a reason that it was pulled from the Chinese App Store….
Apple’s Tim Cook is certainly different to Steve Jobs in almost every way. Perhaps his biggest difference is how ready he is to own up and admit when his company has been in the wrong. He apologized publicly over the Maps debacle at the back end of last year and yesterday, apologized to China’s market over warranty issues. Thankfully, his apology has…
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