New iPad 'will not fare well' on mainland
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="Inc">Inc</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="July">July</span> 20, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="greeted">greeted</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="indifference">indifference</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="market">market</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="forced">forced</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rolled">rolled</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="several">several</span> <span word="months">months</span> <span word="ago">ago</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="launched">launched</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="States">States</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="March">March</span> 8, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> <span word="customers">customers</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="wait">wait</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 130 <span word="days">days</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="popular">popular</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Telecommunication">Telecommunication</span> <span word="Equipment">Equipment</span> <span word="Certification">Certification</span> <span word="Center">Center</span> <span word="website">website</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="license">license</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="issued">issued</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="June">June</span> 1.</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="despite">despite</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="approved">approved</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="product">product</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="company">company</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="selling">selling</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 50 <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="regions">regions</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>, <span word="Japan">Japan</span>, <span word="Brunei">Brunei</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Croatia">Croatia</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="legally">legally</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="sold">sold</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="stores">stores</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="products">products</span> <span word="outside">outside</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span>.</p><p><span word="China">China</span> <span word="contributed">contributed</span> $7.9 <span word="billion">billion</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 20 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span>, <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="fiscal">fiscal</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="announcement">announcement</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="launch">launch</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="reached">reached</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="Technology">Technology</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span>.</p><p><span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="week">week</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Guangdong">Guangdong</span> <span word="High">High</span> <span word="People">People</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Court">Court</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> $60 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="settle">settle</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="lawsuit">lawsuit</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Proview">Proview</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="using">using</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="mainland">mainland</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="governments">governments</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="confiscated">confiscated</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="iPads">iPads</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="distributors">distributors</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dealers">dealers</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="trademark">trademark</span> <span word="dispute">dispute</span>.</p>
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