Kuo: WeChat ban in the US could impact iPhone sales globally

10 August 2020
As the app would need to be removed from the App Store, folks who rely on the WeChat might look elsewhere.

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  • 16 Aug 2020

Anonymous, 16 Aug 2020Blah, blah, blah. I've been hearing that BS for severa... moreDaydreaming again I see. Well sleep well:)

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    • 16 Aug 2020

    Anonymous, 11 Aug 2020great news , so american can buy their phone , china alread... moreWe definitely are, lol. The top five selling smartphones in North America are all iPhones! Nobody here even heard of the cheap knockoff brands you listed and they don't care because they're perfectly happy with what they're using now. It seems like you insecure foreigners care more about what we're using because you keep bringing it up over and over again.

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      • 16 Aug 2020

      AnonD-947580, 11 Aug 2020Well, China will soon be the worlds number 1 economy anyway... moreBlah, blah, blah. I've been hearing that BS for several years now. You act as if China isn't in big trouble already with its shrinking economy and huge job losses. Multinational companies and suppliers are leaving in droves. And they should make their own software and hardware. All they do is copy the West anyway. At least now we won't have to worry about national security issues anymore.

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        • 16 Aug 2020

        Anonymous, 11 Aug 2020When your soccer team cannot beat your rival's soccer ... moreJust like the Chinese were caught systematically using banned performance-enhancing drugs during the Olympics in the 80s and 90s due to a massive state-sanctioned doping program? Just like how three Chinese Olympic gold medalist weightlifters were busted after they failed their drug test back in 2008? Just like a three-time Chinese Olympic swimming champion was recently banned from competing for eight years and not allowed to compete in this year's Olympics in Tokyo? Lol.

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          • 16 Aug 2020

          AnonD-558092, 11 Aug 2020Lol. Don't forget the Q at the end. Don't believ... moreThe mainstream media is 99% left-wing. They relentlessly attack Trump 24/7/365. They started back in 2015 even before he ran for the highest office of the land. Our presidential elections are decided by the electoral college, not the popular vote. See, it's not that hard to figure out, even for a Canucklehead lol. BTW, the modern-day popcorn was invented in America first. Just throwing that out there.

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            • 16 Aug 2020

            JDK, 11 Aug 2020Bruh, why does trump bother to ban wechat on iPhones when o... moreA lot of Chinese Americans use the app, too.

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              • 16 Aug 2020

              wasox, 11 Aug 2020As simple as it may appear, all chinese apps should be ban... moreI couldn't agree more! You, sir, are wise.

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                • 16 Aug 2020

                I hope and pray this weird-ass app is banned. If India can do it, so should the U.S.

                  Vikas, 14 Aug 2020Bro Wechat is an chines app sorry, didnt get it. what has it to do with my comment?

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                    • 14 Aug 2020

                    Kriegsherr, 13 Aug 2020Maybe you got friends on wechat. What would you do if you g... moreBro Wechat is an chines app

                      Anonymous, 12 Aug 2020I installed WeChat after WhatsApp data server was breached ... moreMaybe you got friends on wechat. What would you do if you got no friends or families on wechat but everyone on whatsapp?

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                        • 12 Aug 2020

                        I installed WeChat after WhatsApp data server was breached and info was shared with companies. Now i am happy and will never return to whatsapp.

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                          • 12 Aug 2020

                          wechat is still much safer than facebook 😁
                          if trump cares so much abt consumer privacy, then ban facebook first 😐

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                            • 12 Aug 2020

                            it's good tik tok be ban coz there to much sexualised stuffs and drug etc etc

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                              • 11 Aug 2020

                              Anonymous, 11 Aug 2020Maybe he meant it as a retaliation though i was thinking it... moreThe problem with Trump is that he doesn't realise how intertwined the US economy is with the Chinese economy. It was the US that brought China into the WTO. You mess with the Chinese economy and that has a flow on effect on the US economy. The sad thing is, Trump supporters will keep cheering him on until they lose their livelihoods and blame China. It's a ridiculous state of affairs.

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                                • 11 Aug 2020

                                Anonymous, 11 Aug 2020I don't understand how is it a rip off if it has more ... moreIt's not. WeChat is based off QQ (also made by Tencent), a chat app that predates Whatsapp by a million years. QQ was around at the same time as ICQ and MS messenger.

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                                  • 11 Aug 2020

                                  Anonymous, 11 Aug 2020No you are not, wechat is just a Chinese ripped off version... moreI don't understand how is it a rip off if it has more things than Whatsapp. If anything, Whatsapp is the one ripping off others, particularly Telegram.

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                                    • 11 Aug 2020

                                    Tastic, 11 Aug 2020I think you all are getting your panties in a bunch for no ... moreMaybe he meant it as a retaliation though i was thinking it will affect sales in US more than other countries.

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                                      • 11 Aug 2020

                                      Aierlan, 11 Aug 2020Yeah, the biggest difference is that Wechat is used to pay ... moreApple user can switched to Jack Ma Alipay

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                                        • 11 Aug 2020

                                        Bogdan, 11 Aug 2020Am I too antisocial to know what WeChat is? No you are not, wechat is just a Chinese ripped off version of whatapps or Telegrams, probably 99% of the user are from China, those who Apple lover can easily abandoned we chat if Apple decide to remove We Chat, there can go to Alipay.