When and in which way did Apple approach to China? When did Apple enter the Chinese Market?
Feng: This is a really tough question. To be frank, I’ve never been really involved in the Mac market in China until very late in 2001. I’ve been back from twelve years of Swiss education in my “native” Switzerland (I’m a Swiss citizen with Chinese background) since mid-2000, but didn’t really “care much” about Apple in China until later in 2001. As far as I’m concerned, though, signs of Apple have been emerging since the early 1990s. The first time I bit into Apple’s affairs in China is when I spotted a Mac dealer in the northwestern region of Zhongguancun back at around 1994, back when I was about twelve. I’m guessing they were there for a few years already. I also have fond memories about a year earlier, when I was able to touch a demo Mac Performa in an affluent shopping centre.
