Apple (AAPL.US) recently adjusted its App Store commission policy in mainland China, allowing Chinese developers to continue innovating in a fair and reasonable business environment, The People's Daily published an article today (17th) saying. However, it pointed out that Apple's App Store has long been criticized for alleged monopoly, describing Apple as a closed ecosystem with only one app store. In contrast, the Android system is highly open, supporting stores from manufacturers like Huawei, XIAOMI-W (01810.HK) -1.140 (-3.560%) Short selling $2.65B; Ratio 81.394% and other third-party app stores apart from Google Play.Apple has not yet opened 'sideloading' in China, and Chinese users do not have access to multiple third-party payment options such as third-party payments and external link payments, the article added. It is believed that the market is highly anticipating that, under continuous regulatory pressure, Apple will accelerate the dismantling of its 'wall' in China.(HK stocks quote is delayed for at least 15 mins.Short Selling Data as at 2026-04-02 16:25.) (Real-time Streaming US Stocks Quote; Except All OTC quotes are at least 15 minutes delayed.)
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