Oppo and Vivo are the smartphone manufacturers that lead the top sellers of this type of product in China, stealing the position occupied by Apple. In a recent interview, the founder of the companies that sell smartphones under the Oppo and Vivo brands, Duan Yongping, explained why iPhone sales have fallen, all being of course his vision of things.
According to him, Oppo and Vivo were successful because both companies focused only on the Chinese market and adapted to the needs of local customers. Unlike them, the Apple company focuses on markets from multiple locations on the planet, and this has affected its sales in China, where they have decreased a lot in the last year.
The founder of the companies claims that Apple has flaws and that it is too stubborn sometimes, and although Apple makes a very good iOS, Oppo and Vivo surpass the company in other aspects. Although it competes with Apple, Duan Yongping is a fan of Tim Cook, with whom he claims to have met on multiple occasions, although Apple has not confirmed any.
The interesting part is that Duan Yongping lives in Palo Alto, California, just a few kilometers from the Apple campus in Cupertino. Knowing very well the Chinese market, but also how Silicon Valley thinks, Duan Yongping managed to surpass not only Apple, but also Samsung, in the largest smartphone market on the planet.
"Apple couldn't beat us in China because even they have flaws. They're maybe too stubborn sometimes. They made a lot of great things, like their operating system, but we surpass them in other areas."
