A staggering number of Chinese users would abandon the iPhone if they lost WeChat


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In the United States, the president is threatening a large scale ban on apps available on the iPhone that originate from China, with the primary focus being on TikTok but also including apps like WeChat. And blocking the latter may have a huge impact on Apple’s business. According to a couple of different reports, the looming ban on WeChat could spell a huge dent in Apple’s sales in China, with a lot of Chinese users saying they’d abandon the iPhone altogether if it meant they couldn’t access WeChat. The problem, other than the ban itself, is that the wording in...