Although you can already get a non-gray-market iPhone in Hong Kong, the question of exactly when the device will be widely available in China remains unanswered. Rumors about both China Mobile and China Unicom carrying the device have appeared at various points in time. However, according to a recent Macworld piece, China Unicom or China Telecom may be better choices than China Mobile, since technology and culture issue could make the carrier a poor partner for Apple. The editorial seems to have been sparked by the latest Chinese carrier rumor, which appeared last week and described Apple and China Mobile as being almost done with a distribution deal. Such a deal that could be a bad move for Apple, says Steven Schwankert, since China Mobile has a different corporate culture than other, smaller carriers that Apple has picked for iPhone distribution.