According to a report by the US media Bloomberg, US President Donald Trump (Donald Trump) banned US companies from doing business with the Chinese app WeChat, which may harm Apple’s smartphone iPhone in China, the world’s most important Sales in the market .
Trump’s executive order will block all transactions involving WeChat, which will prohibit Apple from distributing WeChat to mobile devices through its App Store.
WeChat is the most popular application used by Chinese users. Many Chinese people no longer use phone calls or emails, but basically use WeChat to communicate and communicate. Tourists who travel to China often know to download and use this application, otherwise they will encounter very inconvenience when paying and even making small purchases.
If WeChat is not available, consumers in China and other parts of Asia may refuse to buy iPhones. An online forum popular with stock investors conducted a survey of users, that is, if Apple deletes the app WeChat from its App Store, will they give up using iPhone or WeChat? The result of the survey is that the ratio of the number of people who gave up using iPhone and who gave up using WeChat was 20 to 1.
Bloomberg Intelligence analyst Anand Srinivasan said that China contributed 20% of Apple’s iPhone sales. Therefore, the withdrawal of WeChat from Apple’s App Store has a significant impact on iPhone sales. Said that “will form a serious obstacle.”
In response to the Trump administration’s executive order to block WeChat, an Apple spokesperson did not respond to media requests for comment.
On Friday local time on the New York Stock Exchange, Apple’s stock price fell 2.5% to close at $444.45. On that day, technology stocks generally fell sharply.
For the US government to block WeChat, Android phones seem to have little effect. Although Google’s app store is not accessible in China, there are other ways to install apps on Android software.
Bloomberg reported that Trump’s ban on WeChat may also be countered by the Chinese government, which may further harm Apple. Srinivasan said that most of Apple’s manufacturing is done in China. If China targets Apple’s exports, this will affect Apple’s global business. China can also restrict the supply of materials used in key iPhone components, such as rare earth metals.
Srinivasan said, “This is a multi-front war, and now it has been upgraded to the software field.”
Trump’s executive order will take effect 45 days later, and many unresolved things may happen before the executive order officially takes effect. As we all know, President Trump is an unpredictable person. He often goes back after the facts and even raises exceptions to his own statements. In addition, Apple can also open its operating system and allow users to download applications without having to go through its App Store. But if you do this, Apple, which has always been cautious about the openness of its ecosystem, will be a major change in its own policy, and Apple will receive a 30% percentage of third-party application sales from its App Store platform. Income will be affected.
If Trump’s administrative ban really continues, and Apple has no solution, Chinese consumers who are able to buy iPhones may turn to local Chinese high-end smartphone manufacturers.
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