Two stories about Apple in China-
- NashuaTelegraph.com: "BEIJING – Apple Inc. halted sales of the iPhone 4S at its retail stores in mainland China after a massive crowd waiting outside its Beijing flagship turned unruly, pelting the windows with eggs, hitting a mall employee and refusing police orders to leave.
It was the first day of sales in China for Apple’s latest smartphone, and throngs of hopeful shoppers – many of them migrant workers who had been hired by scalpers to purchase the phones for later sale on the gray market – had waited overnight in freezing temperatures.
The size of the crowd, estimated to be about 2,000 people, alarmed police officials, who asked Apple not to open the store as planned Friday morning out of safety concerns."
It was the first day of sales in China for Apple’s latest smartphone, and throngs of hopeful shoppers – many of them migrant workers who had been hired by scalpers to purchase the phones for later sale on the gray market – had waited overnight in freezing temperatures.
The size of the crowd, estimated to be about 2,000 people, alarmed police officials, who asked Apple not to open the store as planned Friday morning out of safety concerns."
The Cupertino, California-based company, notorious for keeping its supply chain a secret, also for the first time released a list of its major suppliers.
The company said it conducted 229 audits last year, representing an 80 percent increase over 2010.
Apple said it probed all levels of its supply chain, including final assembly and component suppliers."
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