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  Chinese people wait outside an Apple Store to buy the iPhone 4S model in Beijing Friday, Jan. 13, 2012. An angry crowd shouted and threw eggs at Apple's Beijing flagship store after it failed to open on schedule Friday to sell the popular smartphones. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)   

iPhone not a carrier favorite

Apple’s iPhone is the most profitable product offered by the most valuable company in the world.

With only three iPhone models in its lineup, the Cupertino-based technology giant shipped more smartphones last quarter than any other vendor in the world.

Carriers that sell Apple’s sought-after smartphone enjoy huge activation figures each quarter as a result, but activations and unit sales don’t necessarily paint a complete picture. In fact, according to some industry watchers, carriers hate the iPhone.

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