The reason for the electric dealer to lower the ipad

Amazon is not licensed to sell ipad sales, according to a list of Apple Internet dealers.

February 17 Morning News, according to people close to Apple, Apple asked the Amazon China and other Web sites to stop selling the ipad and the trademark case is not related to, because the electricity dealers ' website is not the Apple ipad online authorized dealers. At the same time, some of the ipad entities that supply electricity to the company's website authorized dealers have received the Apple "suggested the next shelf" notice.

China's electricity dealer has not been authorized to sell Apple online

Apple and Shenzhen only the issue of the ipad in China's trademark dispute has recently become a hot topic in the media discussions, and in this lawsuit heating up, Apple suddenly asked the electricity website to suspend the sale of the ipad attracted speculation outside. The general speculation is that the ipad is linked to the trademark case.

However, according to people familiar with the matter, the domestic electricity company's Web site under the ipad and trademark case is not related to the Amazon China and other electric dealers to stop selling the ipad because they are not Apple's ipad authorized dealers. Apple China declined to comment on the bizarre ipad episode, but sources say it may be related to its sales strategy adjustment.

According to people familiar with the matter, Apple online authorized dealers only more than 10, and Apple authorized them to sell products are different, some online distributors can sell ipods, ipads, Macs and other products, some can only sell some products. Amazon, for example, is not licensed to sell ipads, but can sell ipods and Macs.

Sina technology to check the Apple website found that Apple online authorized distributors including Frys.com, Amazon.com, PCConnection and other 13 sites, including a Chinese e-commerce site.

Apple advises entity authorised to stop online sales

Where does the ipad sourcing from domestic electric dealers come from?

According to industry insiders, the domestic electric Dealer website is basically from Apple China's entities authorized distributors or distributors to obtain supplies, but their sales of the ipad is not authorized by Apple.

At present, the company's proprietary web site such as Amazon China, Jingdong Mall has been discontinued the ipad, but also for the business of the Dangdang website, although not the next ipad, but its proprietary sale of the ipad status has been "out of stock", the provision of sales is also settled in Dangdang's business is also the Chinese entity

According to Sina Science and technology, the prospect of buying an ipad on an electric dealer's website is not optimistic. Because a number of entities authorized dealers have received phone calls from Apple, the ipad online sales channels to "off the shelf."

The source said that Apple did not explain the specific reasons to authorized dealers, there is no strong demand for "off the shelf". However, due to Apple's extremely strict channel management, most authorized dealers will be sure to follow the "advice".

Amazon China declined to comment on the ipad's next event. Jingdong Mall said that the sale of the ipad is not available because of shortages, "the next step will be based on the organization of the source and compliance requirements to decide whether to continue sales."

Other products, such as Apple's iphone, are still being sold on the Web sites, and the adjustment seems to be just a product for the ipad.