According to the news of Forbes.com, for the fast developing and immensely potential mobile phone market in China, Apple has adjusted its phone strategy focusing on the increasing of the market penetration, which however facing the competition from the local manufacturer in China. For such challenges, Apple seems to be tending to file the patent lawsuit for more market share in the country.
In fact, Apple is actively suing its competitor globe-wide. Previously, Apple has filed patent lawsuit against SAMSUNG and HTC in U.S.A., Australia and Europe for its market share is eaten up by android phones, while for the robust iPhone market in England, no same or similar litigation has been initiated by Apple.
Currently, the penetration of the smart phone in China is only around 15%, and to take the market, the patent lawsuit against local competitor is just a matter of time. For this, as we have reported before, China mobile manufacturers have formed an alliance to counter the challenge from Apple, and now the alliance has function in the lawsuit initiated by Nokia.
However, once the strategy of patent lawsuit could not bring Apple an vantage point, maybe the only adaptable method for more market share is the cheaper devices.
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