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Huawei CEO (Ren Zhengfei) praises Apple's ecosystem, and his family's been using iphones all along

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http://economics.dwnews.com/news/2019-05-20/60134463.html

In an interview with the Chinese media today, Huawei CEO says that his entire family uses iphone products, and that he loves Apple's ecosystem. He even gave his family an Apple computer when they goes oversea. He feels that it is close minded to think that if you love Huawei, you should love/use Huawei products.
 
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Arthands said:
I think he's saying that loving the company doesnt necessary mean you must love or use the company's products
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Yeah like if you love all Samsung phones doesn't mean you love each product or even buy one. Heck, it doesn't even mean you have to hate on competitor products. Same goes for Apple, Google, etc.
 
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I remember Melinda Gates saying Apple devices were banned in their household.
Poor kids, they must have been forced to use Windows Mobile/Phone
 

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I remember working for a company once and having the CEO come by and ask me what X was on my desk. I was like "Uhhhh. Its the thing we make."

Kinda disheartening.
 

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This isn't abnormal, Apple products are a huge status symbol in Asia and most businesspeople use them. The security of iOS and easy MDM help as well
 
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So Apple must be doing something right. I'll finally try an iPhone when they finish with the notch thing

Edit: and massive bezels
 
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There's nothing not to like, Apple's ecosystem is amazing. It's one of the things they do best.
 
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He's worth $1.7 billion USD, of course he's not gonna be a Green Bubble and use a phone for poor people.
 
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Yeah all my friends have iPhones and no one uses imessage more than whatsapp
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iMessage is really only a thing in the US. Most other countries have a dedicated messaging app that became the de facto standard due to shitty SMS/MMS carrier policies in the 00s. The US based carriers were aggressive on unlimited messaging plans early on, so people ended up relying on SMS, and iMessage automatically works in that it uses your phone number and defaults to it when it detects the recipient is on an iPhone. You don't even have to do anything.
 
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bananas said:
iMessage is really only a thing in the US. Most other countries have a dedicated messaging app that became the de facto standard due to shitty SMS/MMS carrier policies in the 00s. The US based carriers were aggressive on unlimited messaging plans early on, so people ended up relying on SMS, and iMessage automatically works in that it uses your phone number and defaults to it when it detects the recipient is on an iPhone. You don't even have to do anything.
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I can't speak for elsewhere but Sweden is very iPhone heavy, most of the people in my social sphere use iMessage as default, and I often see people in busses and trains do it too. WhatsApp might be #2 and FB Messenger #3
 
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bananas said:
iMessage is really only a thing in the US. Most other countries have a dedicated messaging app that became the de facto standard due to shitty SMS/MMS carrier policies in the 00s. The US based carriers were aggressive on unlimited messaging plans early on, so people ended up relying on SMS, and iMessage automatically works in that it uses your phone number and defaults to it when it detects the recipient is on an iPhone. You don't even have to do anything.
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Yep, this. Personally, I don't know anyone who uses an iPhone and doesn't use iMessage. Obviously that's anecdotal, as is the fact that not even once has a friend suggested I use WhatsApp or any other chatting app. In fact I'd be shocked if most of my friends even knew what those apps were. It's just a regional thing. I know a few who use Facebook messenger, but mainly only if they're already in the facebook app and wanna share something or whatever. EDIT: Oh, and I am in the US.
 
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