'Critical' Chinese Apps Coming to Apple Vision Pro

[MacRumors]

Chinese tech giant Tencent has agreed to make some of its most important apps available on Apple's Vision Pro headset ahead of its launch in the country later this year, The Information reports.

Tencent is one of the biggest multimedia companies in the world and its apps and services are ubiquitous in China. It owns Weibo, WeChat, QQ, WeBank, Tencent Pictures, and games such as Honor of Kings and PUBG.

Apple TV+ and many other entertainment services such as Disney+ are not available in China. "Without Tencent's contribution, Apple would have faced a greater challenge in marketing the Vision Pro in China," the report explains, calling the company's move "critical" to the device's success in the country.

Last week, Apple CEO Tim Cook confirmed that the Vision Pro will launch in China this year. It is likely to be more expensive in China due to import taxes and could even be marketed under a different name due to a trademark dispute with Huawei.

Apple is also apparently seeking Chinese partners to help it launch and run Apple TV+, Apple Arcade, and Apple Fitness+ in the country. The company has not launched any new services in China since iCloud in 2017 due to government restrictions.

Article Link: 'Critical' Chinese Apps Coming to Apple Vision Pro

 

[scorpio vega]

I had no idea china didn’t have Disney plus. That definitely is a challenge.

Hopefully with a china release this will further increase adoption of avp

 

[tomtad]

Don't worry, this thing is dead already

 

[krspkbl]

Don't worry, this thing is dead already

I wasn't going to buy 1st gen product but I was excited to see what it was. I'm surprised how little talk there is of it now and how quickly I forgot about it lol. When the iPhone and iPad came out it was exciting new technology that I felt like I needed to get ASAP.

I think there is potential but it's going to take many years if Apple decide to support it. It's not even available here in the UK and if it was I'd still not buy it. I'll grab the 4th or 5th gen headset if we get that far.

 

[BGPL]

Don't worry, this thing is dead already

It may have flopped, but it will still drive innovation. They pushed Meta to develop the Quest 3, which is mixed reality, and there will be others. The major problem is the price point. Imagine if Apple only sold Mac Pros and didn't offer the $999 MacBooks or $599 Mac minis... they need a low cost option, which is coming.

I would love to see the numbers of how many AVPs were returned within the first 14 days. You can already find them on eBay and FB for under $3000, so folks are taking a > $1000 loss to unload them. The scalpers got absolutely pummeled on this one.

 

[anthogag]

It seems like Apple really has to bend over in China. So many Western things are banned in China.

 

[widestload]

Wanting to get onboard a device that is basically a walking set of cameras and sensors?........ 🤔

 

[TheShadowKnows!]

After reading this Chinese-alliance article, I get a sinking feeling that Apple's future is totally "Cooked".

 

[tomtad]

After reading this Chinese-alliance article, I get a sinking feeling that Apple's future is totally "Cooked".

Oh this is a good one

 

[Rychiar]

I wasn't going to buy 1st gen product but I was excited to see what it was. I'm surprised how little talk there is of it now and how quickly I forgot about it lol. When the iPhone and iPad came out it was exciting new technology that I felt like I needed to get ASAP.

I think there is potential but it's going to take many years if Apple decide to support it. It's not even available here in the UK and if it was I'd still not buy it. I'll grab the 4th or 5th gen headset if we get that far.

The iPhone was exciting. The iPad launch was boring. I’d didn’t want one til 4th gen. Same with the watch, the Vision Pro is more exciting to me than anything else out there. I get excited to go home and use mine every day🤷‍♂️

 

[avkills]

PUBG and a 360˚ treadmill. Then I might be slightly interested.

 

[GrayFlannel]

So The Information is skeptical on the AVP in China. And since there was an agreement it leaves one curious about the negotiation.

 

[Fuzzball84]

It seems Apple has to really bend over in China, so many things are banned there.

So many companies just pull out, but Apple is persevering. I dont know the percentage of Apple devices manufactured there… but it must still be a huge percentage.

 

[itti]

Just learned that there is no Disney+ in china

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Tencent's ambition is huge, bigger than ordinary people can imagine. You may not know the size of this company in China. It is a complete monopoly in any Internet field, music, social networking, mobile payment, online literature, games, live broadcast.

 

[Beautyspin]

Tencent owns 40% of Epic Games too.

 

[Mrkevinfinnerty]

Not critical of the CCP though, Apple wouldn't allow that.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Just learned that there is no Disney+ in china

1. Facebook

2. Twitter

3. Instagram

4. Snapchat

5. YouTube

6. Google Services（如 Google Search、Google Maps）

7. Gmail

8. WhatsApp

9. Skype

10. Netflix

11. Hulu

12. Spotify


14. Lyft

15. PayPal

16. Amazon Kindle

17. eBay

18. Angie's List

19. TaskRabbit

20. Houzz

21. Expedia

22. Priceline

23. Western Union

24. Tinder

25. Pandora

26. LINE

27. Viber

28. Telegram

It's not accessible in China

 

[Fuzzball84]

1. Facebook

2. Twitter

3. Instagram

4. Snapchat

5. YouTube

6. Google Services（如 Google Search、Google Maps）

7. Gmail

8. WhatsApp

9. Skype

10. Netflix

11. Hulu

12. Spotify


14. Lyft

15. PayPal

16. Amazon Kindle

17. eBay

18. Angie's List

19. TaskRabbit

20. Houzz

21. Expedia

22. Priceline

23. Western Union

24. Tinder

25. Pandora

26. LINE

27. Viber

28. Telegram

It's not accessible in China

Hope they have porn hub

 

[Fuzzball84]

Each country has its own laws and ways.

I think many of us forget just how much of a difference China had made to our lives through their manufacturing capacity and capability … and increasingly through apps such as these.

 

[ybbbbbbb]

Hope they have porn hub

 

[Unregistered 4U]

China makes no false claims about controlling all technology that enters the region. That’s why their rules are fairly simple to follow.

The EU on the other hand…

I guess the big difference is, China’s not afraid to say, “We don’t want Facebook.” The EU wants SO badly to say that, but they’d rather have Facebook and then fine them. The EU is focused more on the money. China didn’t want WhatsApp, so there’s WeChat. The EU lacks the ability to define a state sponsored solution, so they have to mold what exists into something they’d prefer.

 

[Alexander_im]

1. Facebook

2. Twitter

3. Instagram

4. Snapchat

5. YouTube

6. Google Services（如 Google Search、Google Maps）

7. Gmail

8. WhatsApp

9. Skype

10. Netflix

11. Hulu

12. Spotify


14. Lyft

15. PayPal

16. Amazon Kindle

17. eBay

18. Angie's List

19. TaskRabbit

20. Houzz

21. Expedia

22. Priceline

23. Western Union

24. Tinder

25. Pandora

26. LINE

27. Viber

28. Telegram

It's not accessible in China

Telegram is accessible. Albeit the only one from this list…

 

[Unregistered 4U]

Tencent's ambition is huge, bigger than ordinary people can imagine. You may not know the size of this company in China. It is a complete monopoly in any Internet field, music, social networking, mobile payment, online literature, games, live broadcast.

And the EU is SO jealous of that. They want to be mini-China.

 

[szw-mapple fan]

It seems like Apple really has to bend over in China. So many Western things are banned in China.

It’s not banned really. Western companies don’t want to comply with censorship laws which is totally understandable, but that’s really a business decision on their part. Facebook and Google even made China compliant versions (remember project firefly?) before all the backlash happened. Stuff like LinkedIn/iMessage/Google Maps etc. work just fine.