Yep. Strategy or plan are better words.Scheme is an interesting word choice. Makes Apple sound very underhanded.
Yep. Strategy or plan are better words.Scheme is an interesting word choice. Makes Apple sound very underhanded.
That's basically fake news.Strange. I thought China banned people working for the government to use iPhones yet they subside iPhines with a government funded program?
Apple is an American company. if any apple product spies, it spies for the US gov, not CCP. Haven't heard of the PRISM?Not that crazy for a surveillance state to go out of its way to ensure everyone has a virtual wiretap in their pockets.
Inflation is what the CCP wants rn. Cuz China's major problem now is deflation. Major consumables prices are dropping insanely like property and cars, and people stop spending. Same trend like Japan. Also, China's VAT is 13%, a 15% subsidy capped at 500 yuan is basically a tax rebate, nothing much.The real story here is that china had to introduce government subsidies on cellphones in the first place to combat declining sales.
Have a feeling the CCP is going to be dealing with some insane inflation in the near future to cover for all the money they’ve had to print to keep these subsidies flowing, and it will be interesting to see how the domestic and international markets react to that.
Also no Apple intelligence, which is an advantage thoThat's very cool for the China Region.
Sadly they get no FaceTime Audio, Group FaceTime, eSIM support or Fast Charging on Apple Watches!
I bet apple can fix the crease.I don't get it. Folding phones are junk. Plastic screens feel awful to touch, and there's ALWAYS an ugly crease in the middle of the screen. Do not want.
Trump is busy with inflation right now, however, China do this to fight deflation.Wait, why can't we subsidize Apple products in the US? I would love subsidies!
Most car manufacturers in China support iPhone integration, that's not a problem. Nio, BYD and xiaomi has apple carkey support. In fact, most chinese phones don't have UWB carkeys, iPhone is the best option.This is desperate move by Apple. Normally, Apple products are sold by AA Resellers with heavy discounts in China. There is a tough competition between them. I don’t think Apple will ever compete with Chinese brands as they have very localized features. And now they have less reasons to buy as they have phones with better integration with cars.
I prefer improved performance, greater efficiency and the reduction of its overall memory footprint, unlike previous versions of iOS, iPadOS or macOS which focused more on new features.How about drop the price and add usable features?
Why not?
The problem with rebates is that they require an upfront investment from the consumer, something very many Americans (for example) just don't have. Credit isn't always an ideal option either for a lot of people. On the other hand, lowering the upfront price would make these products more accessible to those consumers while still benefiting the people who could have afforded them anyway.
Competition drives prices down, not up.You're getting all the functions, that is just the price eupopeans pay for more competition. 😂
Is there a catch? How does it benefit the government? Subsidizing electric cars you can say has environmental benefits in the long run, but phones?
That will change after Alibaba launches its LLM. But the ones I mentioned are permanentAlso no Apple intelligence, which is an advantage tho
Trump has already forbid apple to implement Apple Intelligence in China, there are several news about itThat will change after Alibaba launches its LLM. But the ones I mentioned are permanent
A win for the Chinese customers!Trump has already forbid apple to implement Apple Intelligence in China, there are several news about it
I mean it's one of few features that people actually don't want lmaoA win for the Chinese customers!
I mean it's one of few features that people actually don't want lmao
Yeah, it’s still being implemented and launching in a few monthsTrump has already forbid apple to implement Apple Intelligence in China, there are several news about it
China has flipped the rep of copying the west to now being copiedIt'll take Apple forever to do anything.
Huawei has a phone that unfolds twice to the size of a 10.2-inch iPad. When unfolded, it's thinner than Apple's thinnest product, the iPad Pro. And this Mate XT was launched last year.
Apple doesn't have a phone that folds even once. Unless you count iPhone 6.
Price is the only lever Apple has in China.
Every country's development process is like this, first is the Germans, then Japanese was accused of copying, now it's ChinaChina has flipped the rep of copying the west to now being copied