New ‘WeChat home screen’ could have serious ramifications for Apple, say analysts<div class="feat-image">
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<p>Analysts say that an update to China’s <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/guides/wechat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">WeChat[/url] platform could have ‘serious ramifications’ for both iPhone sales and Services income, further reducing the value of the Apple ecosystem in the country. One analyst said the update effectively creates a ‘WeChat home screen’ as an alternative to the iOS one.</p>
<p>Apple’s ecosystem is normally a key part of its appeal, but as we’ve <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2017/06/14/in-app-tipping-donations-china-opinion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">discussed[/url] on <a href="
https://9to5mac.com/2019/01/03/apple-iphone-china-trouble-wechat/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">more than one occasion[/url], that’s a much weaker argument for buying an iPhone in China. The reason? The WeChat platform comes close to replacing the operating system on Chinese phones …</p>
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