How "China Apple" Xiaomi Banned In India?
[Update] Ban now lifted
Patent dispute with Ericsson forced world’s third-largest smartphone manufacturer Company MI- Xiaomi to be out of Indian market, in goes without saying the India is presently the third largest smartphone market in the world.
5 months journey in India is now over
The verdict came after Swedish telecoms company Ericsson filed a suit of patent infringement against Xiaomi the Chinese mobile manufacturer company. Hearing the suit the Delhi High Court has ordered Xiaomi and its online retail partner Flipkart to discontinue it sale in India until 5 February,2015.
However customs officers have been instructed to seize "Xiaomi" imports. "Xiaomi" India and Flipkart are still waiting for an official notice from the Delhi High Court and are struggling hard to cope up with legal complexity and to evaluate what exactly is going on.
The Success Story: Xiaomi the "China Apple" In India
"Xiaomi" is known as "China Apple" and it launched its first smartphone in 2011. Ever since it has covered a long journey and now "Xiaomi" has become the world’s third largest smartphone manufacturer (as of October 2014,) with 6% of global shipments according to recent data of IDC. MI the company behind "Xiaomi" has found success in China, but has seen resistance to its expansion outside of China. Xiaomi entered the Indian market in July 2014 where it it launched it first smart phone under the name of "Xiaomi MI 3",through its online partner "Flipkart". The flash sale for "Xiaomi MI 3" took mere some couples of hours that time. From its second flash sales on flipkart all the MI units were out of stock withing 3 to 4 second only. Later it launched another smartphone in India under the name of Xiaomi "Redmi 1s" at very low price which is now selling like hot cake and it quickly became the companies second largest, and most important market for the company outside of China.
[Update] Ban now lifted
Delhi High Court lifted the ban earlier imposed on Xiaomi devices in India
Delhi High Court had banned Xiaomi from selling their goods in India following a case filed by Ericsson against the Chinese manufacturer. Following the court orders, Xiaomi said in a statement that they would abide by the rules and would put all sales on hold till the case was cleared. Flipkart, the online sale partner with Xiaomi, was also ordered to stop selling all Xiaomi handsets.
Keywords: "Xiaomi", "Xiaomi MI 3", "Redmi 1s", "Redmi Note", "China Apple"
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