China Misses Out on First Wave of New iPhone Releases

Millions of people in China, increasingly a critical pillar of Apple Inc.'s business, may have to wait until the year-end before they can buy the new iPhone 6. Although the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus will go on sale on Sept. 19 in the United States and other markets, Apple is yet to set a release date for China, the world's biggest smartphone market. China Mobile, the key distributor of the new iPhone with more than 700 million subscribers on its sprawling network, declined to...

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