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Apple Needs China More Than It Does Verizon

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NEWS ANALYSIS: For Apple’s iPhone to truly be a world-class smartphone, it needs to be everywhere in the world. But the iPhone isnt officially spread everywhere it needs to be most: China, the worlds largest cell phone market. Recent noise about possible future iPhone deals with U.S. carriers shouldnt drown out the silence about China.
– Last week, bloggers chattered about AT amp;Ts exclusive iPhone narrow
expiring in 2010 and Verizons desire to carry Apples smartphone in 2011. It
was a silly discussion because Apples larger problem is China.
The company desperately needs a carrier distribution deal in the worlds
largest cell …