Episode 06: Smartphones in China - Apple's growing weakness

<p>John and Matthew talk about Apple's challenges in China, including: <ul> <li>A brief history of the iPhone in China</li> <li>A look at some strong competitors and their ability to appeal to Chinese customers</li> <li>Apple's non-existent services ecosystem</li> <li>Tensions between Apple and Tencent (hint: half of Apple's China app store revenue comes from Tencent's games)</li> </ul> Links <ul> <li>Emma Lee: <a href="http://technode.com/2017/02/28/apple-pay-china-little-traction-2017/"> One year on, Apple Pay finding little traction in the Middle Kingdom</a></li> <li>Kayla Matthews:<a href="http://technode.com/2017/05/08/why-apple-is-coming-under-fire-for-its-chinese-app-offerings/">Why Apple is coming under fire for its Chinese app offerings</a></li> <li>Matthew Brennan: <a href="http://chinachannel.co/wechat-augmented-reality-app-store/">WeChat is building an augment reality app store</a></li> <li>Steven Millward: <a href="https://www.techinasia.com/apple-declining-revenues-china-q1-2017"> It's looking really grim for Apple in China</a></li> <li>App Annie: <a href="http://go.appannie.com/report-app-annie-market-forecast-2017">Market Forecast 2016-2021</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.imore.com/how-rate-or-review-podcast-your-iphone-or-ipad"> How to leave an iTunes review</a></li> </ul> Hosts <ul> <li>John Artman, <a href="https://twitter.com/knowsnothing">@knowsnothing</a>, <a href="http://technode.com/">TechNode</a></li> <li>Matthew Brennan, <a href="https://twitter.com/MattyBGooner">@MattyBGoooner,</a> <a href="http://chinachannel.co">ChinaChannel</a></li> </ul>   Podcast information <ul> <li><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/cn/podcast/china-tech-talk/id1228528520?mt=2"> iTunes</a></li> <li><a href="http://chinatechtalk.libsyn.com/rss">RSS feed</a></li> <li>Music: &quot;Theme from Penguins on Parade&quot; by <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/">Lee Rosevere</a>, <a href="http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_3/">Music for Podcasts 3</a></li> </ul>