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iPhone overtakes Japanese cell phone Market
Ricardo Trejo
Flickr by William HookThe Japanese have always loved their own country's cell phone manufacturers. And I mean, why wouldn't they? Their cells get the ability to watch tv over a built in tuner, as well as pay for goods with a swipe of their phone using the Mobile FeliCa service. So it's not shocking to hear that outside phones haven't had much luck because of not offering these same, popular, features. That is, until today.
Electronista reports that the iPhone currently is the top selling phone in Japan. Even though it misses some of the key features mentioned above, it hasn't stopped consumers from nabbing up the 32GB version. It's 16GB placed 9 on the top 10 best selling phones. There isn't anything substational that changed within the past month or so that has given the iPhone any merited popularity. But Apple isn't complaining or over analyzing. They're just happy to see the money signs hanging over the land of the rising sun.
Apple's step toward global domination. Japan - check.
[Via Electronista]
