Apple's Latest Mistake: Selling iPhones In Russia

Courtesy DaniWeb IT Discussion Community (Featured Entries)  Tue, 09/02/2008 - 22:20

It was widely reported today that Apple will begin selling iPhones in Russia through agreements with at least two of the country's top three carriers.

Apple might be better off settling for its current black market sales figures, which one report has at about 20,000 units a month.

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Good luck!

I read that Apple is also reportedly in talks with Mobile TeleSystems, Russia's largest mobile telecom, which according to reports expects to sell about a million units in two years. That same report said that if all three companies reach agreements with Apple, about 3.5 million units could move in that time. Seems Apple so serious about this plan.

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