Ming-Chi Kuo: Global iPhone Shipments Could Decline By Up to 30% If Apple Forced to Remove WeChat From Its Global App Stores
Apple’s annual global iPhone shipments could fall by as much as 30% if it is forced to remove WeChat from its App Stores around the globe, says Apple industry analyst Ming-Chi Kuo in a new research note shared by MacRumors.
Removal of the WeChat app could take place due to a recent executive order that aims to ban U.S. transactions with WeChat and its parent company Tencent.
Kuo laid out as to what could happen in various removal scenarios, depending on whether Apple is required only to remove…