Apple Inc will be unlikely to end its support of the texting app WeChat on iPhone 16, and the two sides are expected to deepen cooperation instead, sources on Friday.
消息人士周五透露,苹果公司不太可能在iPhone 16上终止短信应用程序微信,双方有望加深合作。
The comments were made in response to the news that the upcoming iPhone 16 may not support WeChat.
这些评论是针对苹果即将发布的iPhone 16机型可能不支持微信的消息做出的。
Several sources close to the matter confirmed to China Daily that it is a rumor.
多名知情人士向《中国日报》证实,这是一个谣言。
Wang Peng, an associate researcher at the Beijing Academy of Social Sciences, said that it is unlikely that the two sides will not support each other no matter from a technical or market perspective.
北京社会科学院副研究员王鹏表示,无论从技术还是市场的角度来看,苹果和微信双方都不太可能不相互支持。
"WeChat, as a social platform widely used by Chinese users, is essential.
“作为中国用户广泛使用的社交平台,微信至关重要。
If iPhone 16 doesn't support WeChat, it will have a huge impact on Apple's sales in the Chinese market, which is obviously not in Apple's commercial interests," he said.
如果iPhone 16不支持微信,这将对苹果在中国市场的销售产生巨大影响,这显然不符合苹果的商业利益,”他说。
As for the future direction of Apple and WeChat in China, Wang expected that the two sides will reach a consensus through negotiations and continue to provide users with high-quality products and services.
对于苹果和微信在中国的未来发展方向,王鹏期望双方通过谈判达成共识,继续为用户提供高质量的产品和服务。
"In the future, with the continuous development of smartphones and application services, the improvement of the ecosystem and the seamles integration of services will become an inevitable trend, and the cooperation between Apple and WeChat will continue to deepen in this context," he added.
“未来,随着智能手机和应用服务的不断发展,生态系统的完善和服务的无缝整合将成为必然趋势,苹果和微信之间的合作将在此背景下继续深化,”他补充道。