When Apple introduced the iPhone 5c, analysts and pundits were taken aback that the device was not as cheap as they were anticipating. How, they pondered, would Apple be able to increase marketshare without a more affordable device aimed at emerging markets?
The result? A huge sell-off in Apple shares.
As is typically the case with respect to Apple-related panic, however, the reality is much less alarming than the hysteria would have you believe.
AllThingsD, for example, recently pointed out that both China Telecom and China Unicom are offering substantial subsidies for Apple's newest iPhones.
