Apple Launches Online Store on China's WeChat Platform

[I7guy]

Time for WeChat to charge Apple 30% of all purchases made on the AppStore via WeChat.

Was that condition known when going in?Or are you advocating bait and switch? Sure Apple will pay it if that’s what the condition was going in.

It’s not like WeChat will demand that apple allow sideloading of its goods.

 

[Le0M]

Below is the exact quote I'm referring to. You're arguing about "status symbol". We're discussing "symbol of weath". They're different to me.



To Chinese people, the iPhone is NOT a symbol of wealth. Anyone can buy an iPhone. Things like luxury cars or luxury houses are considered symbols of wealth.

Then we should agree to disagree. Here the standard salary is about 5000rmb. An iPhone 14 costs more than one monthly pay. So, for me that's expensive enough to be considered a symbol of wealth.

 

[senttoschool]

Then we should agree to disagree. Here the standard salary is about 5000rmb. An iPhone 14 costs more than one monthly pay. So, for me that's expensive enough to be considered a symbol of wealth.

Apple is up to 20% of the market in China. If 20% own it, it's not a symbol of wealth.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Ho

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Then we should agree to disagree. Here the standard salary is about 5000rmb. An iPhone 14 costs more than one monthly pay. So, for me that's expensive enough to be considered a symbol of wealth.

In the early stage of the development of smartphones, people may think so, but now they won't. Mobile phones are just a tool, especially in China, where there are so many smartphone brands, everyone has a lot of choices.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

One feels compelled almost to say bloated.
The amount of things the app can do is so wild that the app must be updated three times a day and be a few gigabytes?
It would almost seem healthier that they made their own OS at this point, but then again - then Chinese people can't put it on their precious symbol of wealth - The iPhone

Tencent doesn't want to make an app on iOS. He has a heart to be an operating system.

 

[nicho]

Then we should agree to disagree. Here the standard salary is about 5000rmb. An iPhone 14 costs more than one monthly pay. So, for me that's expensive enough to be considered a symbol of wealth.

Just wondering... do you know any actual wealthy Chinese people?

 

[1284814]

HOH here we go , All the anti Chinese sentiments ( I got no horse in that fight). A simple thing to remember is corporations have no conscience. And Disney, pixar movies ideals are not what makes the world go round and round.
it’s all about the money.

 

[I7guy]

[…]A simple thing to remember is corporations have no conscience.

As a general statement it’s false.

[…]
it’s all about the money.

It’s about the service and the money follows.

 

[Shirasaki]

HOH here we go , All the anti Chinese sentiments ( I got no horse in that fight). A simple thing to remember is corporations have no conscience. And Disney, pixar movies ideals are not what makes the world go round and round.
it’s all about the money.

Exactly. Corporations care absolutely nothing but money. If causing global temperature rise can earn them trillions of dollars, they will do it. As long as they earn money, that’s all that matters.

 

[_Spinn_]

Interesting move by Apple. Makes sense to go where the customers are.

 

[Le0M]

Just wondering... do you know any actual wealthy Chinese people?

Define "wealthy", cuz from other users' previous comments I can see that everyone has its own definition of wealthy.

 

[svish]

Interesting move by Apple!

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Although I really dislike how everything here - in China - relies on wechat, the app does not get updated more than any other social network app, that is, once a week or so. Although to me, that's waaay to frequent.
As far as storage is concerned, the app itself is around 500MB. The problem is how quickly the cache gets big.

My WeChat

 

[Le0M]

My WeChat

Damn!!
You've got a lot of chats cleanup to do 😂