apple20.blogs.fortune.cnn.com - 7/5/2009
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waitingfortheiphone Gauging the iPhone’s popularity in Japan is not easy. Just ask Brian X. Chen. He wrote a piece for Wired.com last April called Why the Japanese Hate the iPhone suggesting that despite the long lines that greeted the iPhone 3G last summer, the device was a big flop in ...
asiajin.com - 7/5/2009
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asiajin.com —
Fortune reported an interesting survey on iPhone sales
in Japan. Mashable, CrunchGear and some other blogs have...
also reported the news. From Japan, I am trying to provide some more detail for people who want to better understand this news. Is the ...
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If iPhone Were No.1 in Japan, Sony Would Be No.1 Music ...
iphonebuzz.com - 7/6/2009
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iphonebuzz.com —
Apple released its new iPhone 3GS in Japan
on Friday. According to the Asahi Shimbun, more than...
200 people lined up at Softbank Mobile Corp.'s Omotesando store in Tokyo. The Japan's launch is a week after Apple introduced the new iPhone in the ...
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People line up for iPhone 3GS debut in Japan
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New survey suggests the iPhone 3G is #1 in Japan
iPhonefreak —
... respectively. It should also be noted, that while the results of this survey are just coming out, it was actually done just before the launch of the iPhone 3GS. Of course, while exciting in terms of iPhone popularity, this is just one survey and cannot really be considered the final answer to the iPhones popularity in Japan. [ CNN Money via ...
iPhone is no. 1 now in Japan. Finally…
iPhone Buzz —
... The new iPhone 3GS started to be sold in Japan on June 26th. For your information, interestingly, the iPhone 3GS (32GB) and (16GB) seemed to be ranked at No. 174 and No. 189 on last week’s ranking, even before its release date.
The old version iPhone 3G 16GB is ranked at No. 27 down a bit from No. 23 last week, which is also interesting. Who buys the old one when the new one is coming and your payment will not differ?
[TG Daily via Fortune | image credit]
iPhone 3GS ranked #1 in cellphone sales in Japan... for now.
The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) —
... (via Fortune) is reporting that Japanese market research company BCN's latest rankings of cellphone sales in Japan are showing that Apple's smartphone is the the current market leader in that country. ...
iPhone is no. 1 now in Japan. Finally…
Top iPhone News —
... The new iPhone 3GS started to be sold in Japan on June 26th. For your information, interestingly, the iPhone 3GS (32GB) and (16GB) seemed to be ranked at No. 174 and No. 189 on last week’s ranking, even before its release date.
The old version iPhone 3G 16GB is ranked at No. 27 down a bit from No. 23 last week, which is also interesting. Who buys the old one when the new one is coming and your payment will not differ?
[TG Daily via Fortune | image credit]
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