中國移動與蘋果終合作 移動版iPhone明年開賣大綱

Apple has finally inked a deal with one of China’s largest wireless providers, drastically increasing its potential footprint in one of the company’s most important markets.
蘋果公司終於跟中國最大的無線供應商之一中國移動達成合作協議。中國作爲蘋果最重要的銷售市場之一，此次的合作也大幅增加了蘋果在中國的發展前景。

China Mobile will start selling Apple’s latest generation of iPhones beginning Jan. 17, the company said today, though specific details about pricing weren’t available yet. Apple was expected to launch the iPhone on China Mobile eventually, with reports coming out earlier this month that Apple had basically already closed the deal.
中國移動今日表示，將從明年1月17日起開售蘋果最新一代iPhone 手機，不過關於定價的具體細節目前尚未知。蘋果公司終於正式發佈中國移動iPhone合約機，本月早些時候曾有報道稱蘋果和中國移動的協議基本達成。

It gives Apple access to one of the largest subscriber bases in the world, dwarfing carriers in the U.S. and other countries with more than 760 million subscribers. While Apple hasn’t released a “cheap” iPhone, the company’s latest generation of smartphones seem to be performing quite well in China.
此次協議達成，蘋果將觸及到世界上最大的用戶羣之一。要知道中國移動擁有超過7.6億用戶，比美國和其他國家的運營商都要多。雖然蘋果還沒有發佈“廉價版” iPhone 手機，但最新一代的蘋果手機iPhone 5C 在中國銷量非常不錯。

The deal could potentially add billions of dollars of revenue to the company, which has found itself under scrutiny by investors over whether the company will continue to grow at the breakneck pace that it traditionally has. Since hitting a high of $700 in September last year, the company’s stock has dropped off significantly, falling as low as $400 in July earlier this year.
這項合作達成將爲蘋果公司帶來數十億美元的收益。目前蘋果公司的形勢似乎頗爲不妙，投資者們都在猜測如果蘋果公司還繼續以這樣危險的步調發展，前景將未爲可知。蘋果公司股票價格在去年9月突破每股700美元后，今年持續大幅下降，今年7月更是跌到了每股400美元。