Apple on track to meet 100-market target for iPhone 5 launch
Apple on Monday said that the iPhone 5 will reach retail in South Korea on Dec. 7 and another 54 countries later this month.
The announcement followed one last week about iPhone 5 sales opening on Dec. 14 in the People's Republic of China, one of Apple's biggest markets.
The December debuts—South Korea on Dec. 7, 34 countries, including China, on Dec. 14, and another 20 on Dec. 21—will push the iPhone 5’s total to 102 by the end of 2012.
Brian White, of Topeka Capital Markets, noted that this month's roll-outs let Apple meet its target of 100 markets, something company executives promised in an October earnings call with Wall Street analysts. But company executives at the time gave themselves wiggle room.
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