China Mobile stops Iphone talks
Revenue-sharing stumbling block
APPLE'S ATTEMPTS to flog the Iphone in China have taken a knock after China Mobile said it had pulled out of negotiations with the plastic gadget maker, apparently because it was being too greedy.
A spokesman for China Mobile told hacks that negotiations had “temporarily stopped”.
Chinese English-language site Sina.com reports that a director of China Mobile's data services, Gao Jianshu, told an industry forum on Saturday that China Mobile was disturbed by Apple's suggestion it share 20 to 30 percent of China Mobile's Iphone revenue.
“Of course we could not agree,” said Gao.
China Mobile is the biggest network in China, claiming some 363 million of the country's reported 522 million mobile phone subscribers.
The operator hasn't ruled out further talks with Apple. Apple, meanwhile, wouldn't tell the FT what was going on, so we don't suppose it'll tell us. µ
Comments
Apple? Greedy?
No, never!It's not like they make a an almost insulting mark up on anything they produce; according to retail prices and a standard Bill Of Materials for one of their shiny products.
Oh, sorry. That's right - they do.
Why would we expect anything different from them [read: GREED] when trying to slot into an established market?
Shonky.