Fewer Chinese consumers picking Apple's iPhone
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="second">second</span> <span word="thoughts">thoughts</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="buying">buying</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="devices">devices</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="becoming">becoming</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="common">common</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="lost">lost</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="once">once</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="desire">desire</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="one">one</span>. <span word="Also">Also</span>, <span word="iPhones">iPhones</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="expensive">expensive</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="consumers">consumers</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="opting">opting</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="cheaper">cheaper</span> <span word="phones">phones</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="similar">similar</span> <span word="capabilities">capabilities</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="hesitation">hesitation</span> <span word="showed">showed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="financial">financial</span> <span word="report">report</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="though">though</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="California">California</span>-<span word="based">based</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="delivered">delivered</span> <span word="better">better</span>-<span word="than">than</span>-<span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> <span word="shipments">shipments</span> <span word="of">of</span> 31.2 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="units">units</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="ended">ended</span> <span word="June">June</span> 29, <span word="its">its</span> <span word="performance">performance</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greater">Greater</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sluggish">sluggish</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="fell">fell</span> 14 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="year">year</span>-<span word="on">on</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> $4.6 <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="figure">figure</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="represents">represents</span> <span word="a">a</span> 43 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="decline">decline</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span>, <span word="marked">marked</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="decreased">decreased</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="region">region</span>.</p><p><span word="Overall">Overall</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="quarterly">quarterly</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="revenue">revenue</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="flat">flat</span> <span word="at">at</span> $35.3 <span word="billion">billion</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span>, <span word="particularly">particularly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="headwinds">headwinds</span>. <span word="China">China</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="eased">eased</span> <span word="to">to</span> 7.6 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="half">half</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 7.8 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="earlier">earlier</span>.</p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Chief">Chief</span> <span word="Executive">Executive</span> <span word="Tim">Tim</span> <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="wasn">wasn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="discouraged">discouraged</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="one">one</span> 90-<span word="day">day</span> <span word="period">period</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="continue">continue</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="arc">arc</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>," <span word="Cook">Cook</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="earnings">earnings</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>.</p>
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