This has been known to bite the Big Apple, this time at last to suffer a bite.
June 27, on the Apple iPhone into the Chinese negotiations, China Mobile spokesman said: "As the apple is no longer insist on the implementation of revenue-sharing model with the operators, so the biggest obstacle to the negotiations have been resolved." In other words, Apple is strong for the first time in China, made the concession.
I recall last year's iPhone listed at the beginning, the New York Times Square, fans line up overnight Feng Qiang's grand occasion, a little greed up for Jobs. So then, the iPhone and make the world relying on the operator's "Apple" has been insisting that any sale of the iPhone, carriers around the world, in addition to paying sales machine profits, there is also a special "duty" is to be their "tribute" iPhone voice after the operation of profit-sharing, otherwise they would have no chance to cooperate much Harbourside, "the Turkish coast, does the king of land" flavor. More people feel discontented, Apple for iPhone sales in Europe to boost, not long ago would ask the three co-operators to lower selling prices, 8G capacity reduced to 199 U.S. dollars. But Apple does not give any discount or compensation carrier, the additional voice revenue according to the former agreement is not wrong according to income, so that the profitability of major operators will suffer the consequences of grievances.
Apple dare to do this, thinking that there is a valuable commodity. But the situation is stronger than people, monopoly eat soon. Apple pioneered by the touch-screen phone soon evolve into a Blue Ocean Shasheng four of the Red Sea. Samsung, LG, RIM, Nokia and even these masters are at full speed to join the fight for the smart phone market. China Taiwan HTC unknown rising star, such as Na Zha trouble the sea, its touch screen mobile phone launched Touch, less than a year in the sales of three million units in June this year, has put the European market, rushed the second half of the United States, Asia and the Middle East, and the iPhone catch on the athletic field, a thorn for Jobs.
Apple's first move in front of the head of the lower nobility, in addition to the above said, someone is chasing behind, knit the brows anxious drum sound urging them outside in the grip of the 400 million mobile users in China, Apple had to consider the target market. Has never been a vegetarian for Jobs move also feel it is a gnawing fixed the hard bone.
Apple has finally changed the "bite" people's strong mind, the final analysis, from this reason: in the market, the actions of any fish in other waters will eventually pay the price. Who do not speak of the industrial chain of mutual interest, expense of others; who play big shots eat food alone, it may succeed for a time, but in the end against the laws of the market because of the "blind alley."
Apple said to suffer "bite" may not be accurate. However, Apple insists on carrier voice revenue-sharing, and shows a high-handed style bites. Endure it "bite" is just a sense of humor. However, Mr. Steve Jobs, or remember, really good apple will be valuable to recruit people to bite!