Just a day after new data showed just how badly Apple is stumbling in China, the iPhone maker has finally taken a step it should have made long ago with the announcement that it will build an R&D center in the country. Apple’s hesitation over such a move has been quite embarrassing, especially since China has surged to become its second largest market in the last three years. The lack of such investment is also embarrassing for China because India, a much smaller market for Apple, became the first Asian recipient of an R&D center from the U.S. tech giant earlier this year. --> http://ow.ly/ljBX303lOPM

Stumbling Apple Brings R&D Center To China

Apple's announcement of its first China R&D center looks like a hastily crafted initiative aimed at generating positive publicity, but is unlikely...

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