Comment on Apple loses top phonemaker spot to Samsung as iPhone shipments drop, research company says
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
Xiaomi picking up the sales Apple lost by moving manufacturing out of China. They had to know that move would tank their Chinese user base.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 9 months ago
Xiaomi has been partly manufacturing in India for a while now
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
But they’re Chinese owned, China still gets a cut, a big cut, of the buisness they generate. China gets nothing from Apple.
Aatube@kbin.melroy.org 9 months ago
How would moving manufacturing change Chinese ownership? I don't get your argument.
nondescripthandle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 months ago
It doesn’t. Which is why Xiaomi still generates money for China while Apple does not.