Seoul Gets the iPhone

People in Seoul, South Korea finally got their taste of the iPhone on Saturday. Being a tech savvy society. About 65,000 people placed orders since Nov. 22, according to KT. Liked the headline on cnn.com that said "The iPhone's got Seoul". The reason why the iPhone took so long to debut in South Korea is because the government was trying to protect local manufacturers and carriers for several years.




Since the announcement last week of the debut of the iPhone local manufacturer Samsung slashed the Price of it's iPhone like phone called Omnia2. There have been 40,000 pre-orders for the iPhone since the announcement if it being offered in Seoul. Local manufacturers Samsung and LG account for 90% of the cell phones sold in South Korea.



KT Corp the carrier offering the iPhone said iPhones will sell fast as they are a status symbol in this tech-Savvy country. The iPhone is already changing the pricing of Smartphones in the country. As South Koreas are willing to spend heavily on their tech gadgets. With ther new Smartphone now making its debut in South Korea most people will be ready to start experimenting with iPhone's Apps which will be the biggest hit.

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iPhone To Sell In South Korea

South Korean carrier KT will start selling the iPhone this month. Taking the iPhone's travel around the world to another country. Which now takes the total to 86 countries around the world where the iPhone is available. This is following the launch in chine which was launched through Chine Unicom. The south Korean market is dominated by local manufactures LG and Samsung.

The iPhone's release was delayed by regulatory hurdels which was crossed on wednesday.

This sleek phone will be available and we need to wait and see the kind of reception it receives on it's first day of launch

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