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05-04-2016, 05:03 AM
Apple's best hope in India is to sell refurbished iPhones, and it's **t looking good
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Apple's iPhone sales (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/apple-earnings-quarter-two/) might be slowing down in the rest of the world, but they grew by a phe**menal 56% in India last quarter, one of the few bright spots in Apple's otherwise "dismal" earnings. ** wonder then Apple has big plans for the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, that includes setting up its stores and selling refurbished iPhones (or is that iPhone devices?) in the country. But it is likely going to be a steep uphill climb.
See also: A first look at Liam: Apple's massive robot that takes apart old iPhones (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/apple-liam-robot/)
While Apple might have received the **d from the Indian government to open its retail stores in India, its plans to sell refurbished iPhones are encountering serious resistance from the Mobile and Communications Council, a newly formed industry body comprising smartphone rivals Samsung, Micromax and Intex, among others. Apple has applied to the government of India to let it import what it calls "certified pre-owned" iPhones Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/apple-refurbished-iphones-india/)
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Apple's iPhone sales (http://mashable.com/2016/04/26/apple-earnings-quarter-two/) might be slowing down in the rest of the world, but they grew by a phe**menal 56% in India last quarter, one of the few bright spots in Apple's otherwise "dismal" earnings. ** wonder then Apple has big plans for the world's fastest-growing smartphone market, that includes setting up its stores and selling refurbished iPhones (or is that iPhone devices?) in the country. But it is likely going to be a steep uphill climb.
See also: A first look at Liam: Apple's massive robot that takes apart old iPhones (http://mashable.com/2016/03/21/apple-liam-robot/)
While Apple might have received the **d from the Indian government to open its retail stores in India, its plans to sell refurbished iPhones are encountering serious resistance from the Mobile and Communications Council, a newly formed industry body comprising smartphone rivals Samsung, Micromax and Intex, among others. Apple has applied to the government of India to let it import what it calls "certified pre-owned" iPhones Read more... (http://mashable.com/2016/05/03/apple-refurbished-iphones-india/)
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