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????據路透社（Reuters）報道，本周四，中國移動（China Mobile）公布了其上半年的業績情況，并在之后的新聞發布會上透露，中國移動已與史蒂夫?喬布斯進行多次會談，希望引進支持中國移動自主研發的3G標準的iPhone手機。 ????中國是世界最大的手機市場，蘋果公司在中國的唯一官方代理商是中國聯通（China Unicom，中國第二大移動運營商）。但中國移動表示，雖然未與蘋果公司簽訂合約，其iPhone手機在網用戶卻已達744萬。目前，中國移動的用戶規模已超過6億，位列世界第一。 ????iPhone手機在中國日益龐大的中產階層倍受追捧。為了滿足這一需求，去年中國移動推出了iPhone 4專用的微SIM卡。但由于蘋果公司的設備并不支持中國移動自主研發的TD-SCDMA標準，因此，iPhone 4手機的移動用戶無法享受到3G網絡的高速服務。本月早些時候，曾有傳言稱，中國移動已與蘋果公司簽訂了協議，將代理下一代iPhone手機，使用戶可以通過中國移動的網絡，享受到高速互聯網沖浪的樂趣。 ????盡管這是首次爆出喬布斯直接參與此事的消息，但其實蘋果公司一直在密切關注中國市場。今年7月份，蘋果公司首席運營官蒂姆?庫克報告稱，今年第三季度，蘋果公司在大中華區的銷售額達到38億美元，是去年同期的6倍。 ????庫克對分析人士稱：“對于蘋果公司而言，這是一個重大的機遇。我堅信，中國市場潛力無限，蘋果公司目前還只是在‘撓癢癢’而已。” ????譯者：劉進龍/喬樹靜 |
????At a news conference following release of its first-half earnings, China Mobile (CHL) revealed Thursday that it has met several times with Steve Jobs to talk about Apple (AAPL) making an iPhone that would support its proprietary 3G standard, Reuters reports. ????Officially, Apple sells iPhones in the world's largest cell phone market only through China Unicom (CHU), the country's second largest carrier. But even without a contract with Apple, China Mobile -- the world's largest mobile phone operator with more than 600 million subscribers -- says it already has 7.44 million iPhone users on its network. ????The iPhone is in extremely high demand among China's growing middle class, and China Mobile responded last year by offering its customers a microSIM card that fits the iPhone 4. But because Apple's device doesn't support China Mobile's home-grown TD-SCDMA standard, those customers aren't getting 3G speeds. According to a rumor widely circulated earlier this month, China Mobile has already signed a deal to carry a next-generation iPhone that would deliver high-speed Internet access to its network. ????Although the report of Jobs' direct involvement is new, Apple has been keeping a close eye on the Chinese market for some time. In July, COO Tim Cook reported that Apple's sales in Greater China grew six-fold year over year in Q3 to $3.8 billion. ????"This has been a substantial opportunity for Apple," Cook told analysts. "I firmly believe we are just scratching the surface right now." |
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