Delayed iPhone 6 launch in China could stoke more demand
Apple’s iPhone 6 announcement drew some disappointment in mainland China, when consumers learned that the country wouldn’t be among the first markets to receive the product.
“They assemble the product in China, but don’t release it here first?” posted one Chinese Internet user on a local news portal. Other online users declared they would visit Hong Kong, where the iPhone 6 will go on sale on Sept. 19, the same date consumers in the U.S. can buy it. But some even called for a boycott of Apple products, citing the delay.
“They are obviously looking down upon China. Let’s all boycott Apple,” wrote one user on the Chinese Twitter-like site Sina Weibo.
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