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UVB-76 on March 31, 2016 | parent | context | favorite | on: More Chinese Mobile UI Trends

The Chinese middle class are all about status. The iPhone is a status symbol.

SnowProblem on April 1, 2016 [–]

It sort of sounds like the Chinese see an iPhone similar to how Americans see a BMW or Audi.

Mikeb85 on April 1, 2016 | [–]

Chinese see cars (and handbags, and shoes) the same way as well.

China is a massive market for German car brands - they buy ~30% of Audis sold worldwide, ~25% of BMWs and ~18% of Mercs.

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