Chinese consumers across various income levels are paying up for iPhone 6, over cheaper domestic alternatives. However, our checks also suggest iPhone 6 adoption is not necessarily translating into commensurate growth in software / content / services distributed through the iTunes store.
Most Popular Apps / Services in China are
Messaging - WeChat (Tencent)
Maps - Baidu
Search - Baidu
Storage - Tencent's Weiyun
Video - Youku / Tudou
In fact, Chinese Smartphone makers such as Xiaomi, Lenovo, and TCL appear to be investing in Cloud Services of their own, as they fear
partnerships with larger Cloud providers like Tencent or Baidu might result in loss of control of their individual hardware businesses.
