Apple’s China woes may worsen as Huawei ban nudges die-hard iPhone fans to switch sides

Fitch Ratings views Apple, Dell (BB+/Negative) and HP (BBB+/Stable) as potential blacklist candidates.

Both sense and sensibility played a major role when diehard iPhone fan Wang Zhixin finally made the decision to become a first-time Huawei user after sticking with the US brand for almost a decade.

“There is a calling from my heart that I need to show support for Chinese brands, especially in the trade war climate,” said the manager at one of China’s largest solar module manufacturers. When the time finally came to retire his three-year-old iPhone 7 earlier this month, Wang went with a Huawei P30.