Tech-savvy South Koreans began getting their coveted iPhones on Saturday amid fanfare and expectations they will shake up a local market dominated by domestic giants Samsung and LG. Hundreds of iPhone fans lined up to get the phones at an official launch event in Seoul, some waiting overnight. [From Apple’s iPhone Finally Arrives in Tech-Savvy South Korea]
Despite local market peculiarities the iPhone ended up doing well in Japan. It will be interesting to see what happens in South Korea which also has some odd local preferences.