Apple Ceo Says China Will Be Its Biggest Market

Erica Ogg, GigaOM
Fri, 01/11/2013 - 8:24am

Tim Cook told China's state-run news agency that he sees the country becoming its largest market. He's not just flattering his hosts: the greater China region represents about 15 percent of Apple's total revenue, bringing in $23.8 billion during Apple's fiscal 2012.

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