WeChat helps Apple rack up bonus points in China


  • TECH
  • Monday, 08 Sep 2014

HIGHLY PROFITABLE: Deng and tens of millions like her have made China Apple's third-largest market for software sales, and a huge chunk of that comes through WeChat. — Reuters

BEIJING: Apple Inc has a lot for which to thank people like Deng. 

A Beijing-based quality analyst, she gave only her surname as she's embarrassed by how much money she spends playing mobile games on WeChat, a hugely popular messaging app developed by Chinese internet giant Tencent Holdings Ltd. 

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