4 ms·
I think the article itself makes it pretty clear. For those who are curious, The Economist also reported on this recently. It's not that the iPhone isn't popula
by SlyShy 17y ago
I think the article itself makes it pretty clear. For those who are curious, The Economist also reported on this recently. It's not that the iPhone isn't popular, it's that the Apple iPhone isn't popular, because the knockoffs are both cheap and come loaded with as much extra functionality as they can be crammed with.
- garply 17y agoWhile the shanzhai cellphones are popular (and very cool), I think the article's analysis of this is more accurate than your own. The illegally imported US and Hong Kongese Apple iPhones here have a wifi card and are significantly cheaper than the ones sold in a Unicom store. Why pay $1000 USD for a wifi-less version of the iPhone when you can pay $700 through an unofficial retailer for a version without any lacking functionality?
- SlyShy 17y agoYes, I agree. What I was meaning to point out is that the headline is misleading. Someone else stated that better.