Unicom Will Bring iPhone to China…Isn’t It Already There?

 

The big news last week was China Unicom’s announcement that it will officially launch the iPhone in China in Q4 2009.  Is this really a big story?
First, let’s take a look at the deal highlights (from iPhonAsia blog):

3-year iPhone in China deal
Target iPhone launch date is sometime in Q4, 2009
China Unicom has pre-purchased a large [...]