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Big crowds in Japan for iPhone debut

Posted on Friday, July 11th, 2008 | In Uncategorized
Contributed by: Tony Sagami (http://blogs.moneyandmarkets.com/blog/china-and-asia-stock-alert) -

I didn’t expect the iPhone to be a big hit Japan. Why not? The iPhone doesn’t include TV broadcast and bill payment capabilities, two of the most popular cell phone functions in Japan.

The crowds lined up to buy an iPhone in Japan tell me that I was wrong. Some Japanese newspapers have reported lines over 1 mile long!

 

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About Tony Sagami (http://blogs.moneyandmarkets.com/blog/china-and-asia-stock-alert)
Tony Sagami, a veteran investment advisor and a leading expert on Asian markets, is the owner and founder of Harvest Advisors, an investment research and money management company. Mr. Sagami has been managing money for more than 20 years and is one of the early pioneers in the application of technical and quantitative analysis to mutual funds and stocks. He is a featured contributor to Weiss Research’s daily e-letter, Money and Markets and monthly Safe Money Report as well as the editor of Asia Stock Alert.

Prior to establishing his own firm, Mr. Sagami was managing director at W.E. Donoghue & Co, serving additionally as the director of investment. During his successful career, he also held the position of account executive at Merrill Lynch.

Mr. Sagami’s views on Asian markets, specifically Chinese investments, have been featured in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Barron’s, Kiplinger’s, Smart Money, Business Week, New York Times, Washington Post, Investors Business Daily, Bloomberg, Financial Planning Times, Mutual FundsMagazine, Chicago Tribune, and the LA Times, as well as on CNBC and CNBC Asia.

Mr. Sagami holds a degree in economics from the University of Washington.

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