Using a iPhone has become a national shame in the biggest country on the globe, the company's phones Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), being at the center of a boycott that affects both sales and the people who use these devices. We are of course talking about China, the country that is completely behind those from Huawei following the sanctions imposed by the USA, and now supporting the company has become a matter of pride and national obligation, at least for many of the Chinese.
In China, a campaign to boycott Apple products, mainly iPhones, had already intensified this week, but the local press claims that things are now being taken to the extreme. Some of the Chinese also claim that Huawei has more innovative technologies than Apple, which in some ways is true, while in other ways it is not, the iPhone having its technological advantages.
Using the iPhone has become a NATIONAL SHAME in this country
Analysts are also of the opinion that the sanctions imposed by the US against those from Huawei will have the effect of increasing the popularity of the company's products in China, which is perfectly normal, by the way. Considering that half of the phones sold by Huawei were sold in China in 2018, the vast majority under the Honor brand, it is normal that there are many fans there who support it against Apple.
For Sam Li, who works at a state-owned telecom company in Beijing, switching from Apple to Huawei was also driven by an emotion. "It's kind of embarrassing to pull an iPhone out of your pocket nowadays when all the company executives use Huawei" […] "Switch to Huawei! Hate those hypocrites," a Chinese e-commerce start-up founder said after reposting news on WeChat. "The era of 5G has arrived. Huawei has far more cutting-edge technologies than Apple," said the man who did not give his name.
Although many people only look at the impact that the US sanctions have on Huawei, in reality partner companies of the Chinese are also affected, as well as Apple, thanks to its popularity at the global level. Apple has already seen a serious drop in sales at the end of 2018 and the beginning of 2019, and this situation will affect its sales even more due to the negative publicity in the country, especially the problem with the "shame of using the iPhone", which could become viral, and from here things get complicated.
Huawei is losing a lot at the moment, but in the long term those from Apple could have more to lose because China is a very important market for them, generating higher revenues than Europe.
