Chinese go online to buy latest iPhone
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="again">again</span> - <span word="another">another</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="launch">launch</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="buyers">buyers</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="face">face</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="hands">hands</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="one">one</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="cheapest">cheapest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="quickest">quickest</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="possible">possible</span>.</p><p><span word="When">When</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="launched">launched</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="arrived">arrived</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="late">late</span>; <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="was">was</span> 120 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="late">late</span>.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5 <span word="was">was</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="debut">debut</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span>, <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="able">able</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Internet">Internet</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="soon">soon</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="electronic">electronic</span> <span word="giant">giant</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="handset">handset</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5 <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span>, <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dump">dump</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span>, <span word="in">in</span> <span word="preparation">preparation</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="one">one</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="classic">classic</span> <span word="gray">gray</span> <span word="market">market</span> - <span word="where">where</span> <span word="sales">sales</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="indication">indication</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="demand">demand</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="product">product</span> - <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="about">about</span> 1,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($158.50) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Beijing">Beijing</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Zhongguancun">Zhongguancun</span> <span word="electronics">electronics</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="vendor">vendor</span>, <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="Lianhai">Lianhai</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="tiny">tiny</span> 14-<span word="square">square</span>-<span word="meter">meter</span> <span word="store">store</span>, <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="piled">piled</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ceiling">ceiling</span>.</p><p>"<span word="The">The</span> <span word="price">price</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> 32-<span word="gigabyte">gigabyte</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 4<span word="S">S</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="dropped">dropped</span> <span word="from">from</span> 5,200 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="ago">ago</span> <span word="to">to</span> 4,500 <span word="yuan">yuan</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="vendors">vendors</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="afraid">afraid</span> <span word="they">they</span>'<span word="ll">ll</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="trouble">trouble</span> <span word="unloading">unloading</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="stocks">stocks</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5," <span word="Li">Li</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Online">Online</span>, <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="e">e</span>-<span word="commerce">commerce</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="Taobao">Taobao</span>.<span word="com">com</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="sellers">sellers</span> <span word="posting">posting</span> <span word="ads">ads</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5<span word="s">s</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pre">pre</span>-<span word="order">order</span>.</p>
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