www射-国产免费一级-欧美福利-亚洲成人福利-成人一区在线观看-亚州成人

USEUROPEAFRICAASIA 中文雙語Fran?ais
China
Home / China / Across America

Apple offers trade-in on faulty chargers

By Yu Wei in San Francisco | China Daily | Updated: 2013-08-07 10:50

Starting Aug 9, Apple device users in China who have concerns about their USB power adapters can drop them off at any Apple retail store or authorized service provider and get an official Apple USB adapter for $10 - or nearly half price.

The special pricing is limited to one adapter for each iPhone, iPad or iPod.

Apple announced this USB Power Adapter Takeback Program on Monday. The program will kick off in the US on Aug 16 and run through Oct 18.

Apple did not mention any reasons for the program, other than saying that "recent reports have suggested that some counterfeit and third-party adapters may not be designed properly and could result in safety issues" on its website.

"While not all third-party adapters have an issue, we are announcing a USB Power Adapter Takeback Program to enable customers to acquire properly designed adapters," the company said.

Some believe the program is a response to two recent incidents of electrocution in China: a 23-year-old flight attendant in Xinjiang was electrocuted after picking up her iPhone 4 to answer a call while it was plugged in to an electrical outlet; and a 30-year-old man, who is now still hospitalized, got a shock from his iPhone 4 while it was charging.

After the tragedies, Apple posted guidelines on its Chinese website recommending that customers use only authentic Apple USB adapters.

The exact circumstances surrounding the flight attendant's death remain unclear, but the series of measures Apple announced indicate that the California-based technology giant has grown increasingly careful about how it approaches China, its second-largest market.

"Apple's China-specific measures help to unlock its potential there," said Greg Linden, a business innovation researcher at UC-Berkeley.

In its last quarter, Apple reported a 1 percent year-on-year growth in global sales, but in Greater China, sales fell 14 percent to $4.6 billion. The decline was attributed to fewer inventories and a lessening demand for iPhones.

Last week Apple CEO Tim Cook made his third trip to China in 18 months. Although details about his trip are sketchy, analysts speculate that Cook met with the head of China Mobile to discuss a potential deal, as well as with partners to discuss Apple's shrinking sales in China.

One move Apple is rumored to be planning is the release of cheaper iPhones in the coming months to attract more consumers in markets such as China.

"Lower price does not necessarily mean lower profit margin - as long as you make the right choices in the technologies, materials, and supply chain," said Andy Tsay of the Leavey School of Business at Santa Clara University. "And lower profit margin does not mean lower total profit. You can still come out ahead if you end up selling a lot more of the less expensive item."

"The large untapped populations in the emerging markets offer this possibility," Tsay said.

The trick for Apple will be to do this without undermining the brand image, he added.

Cook's third China visit followed accusations from China Labor Watch that Taiwan-based Pegatron Corp, which assembles iPads and iPhones in China, violates workers' rights in their Shanghai and Suzhou factories.

Kenneth L. Kraemer, a professor at UC-Irvine, said although accusations such as those could hurt sales of Apple products in China, he does not know how much people who buy the products actually care about these issues.

yuwei12@chinadailyusa.com

Polar icebreaker Snow Dragon arrives in Antarctic
Xi's vision on shared future for humanity
Air Force units explore new airspace
Premier Li urges information integration to serve the public
Dialogue links global political parties
Editor's picks
Beijing limits signs attached to top of buildings across city
Copyright 1995 - . All rights reserved. The content (including but not limited to text, photo, multimedia information, etc) published in this site belongs to China Daily Information Co (CDIC). Without written authorization from CDIC, such content shall not be republished or used in any form. Note: Browsers with 1024*768 or higher resolution are suggested for this site.
License for publishing multimedia online 0108263

Registration Number: 130349
FOLLOW US
主站蜘蛛池模板: 久久老司机波多野结衣 | 精品国产一区二区三区久久 | 久久久久久久久性潮 | 九九51精品国产免费看 | 国内精品久久久久久久久蜜桃 | 亚洲精品区一区二区三区四 | 久久在线视频免费观看 | 久草在线看片 | 成人高清视频在线观看 | 久草在线视频免费资源观看 | 欧美高清不卡 | 韩国免费一级成人毛片 | 美女把张开腿男生猛戳免费视频 | 欧美一级香蕉毛片 | 国产一级大片免费看 | 日韩美女一级毛片 | 男吃女下面刺激视频免费 | 精品国产高清毛片 | 男女午夜视频在线观看 | 成人免费毛片一区二区三区 | www.av视频在线观看 | 美国人成毛片在线播放 | 国产精品高清视亚洲精品 | 看美女毛片 | 亚洲a成人 | 日本亲子乱子伦视频 | 成人亚洲天堂 | 丁香五香天堂 | 一级片a级片 | 日本b站一卡二卡乱码入口 日本s色大片在线观看 | 亚洲精品久久久久影院 | 性做久久久久免费看 | 99久9在线视频 | 在线免费视频国产 | 毛片视频网站在线观看 | 一区二区三区伦理 | 精品精品国产欧美在线观看 | 亚洲精品视频免费看 | 草草久久97超级碰碰碰免费 | 亚洲人视频在线观看 | 久久精品高清视频 |