[cronix]

They are all down (their economy in general), but there is also a concerted effort by some in China to not use Apple products, especially after the Huawei incident.

> Chinese companies are now threatening employees by demanding they not purchase any Apple products whatsoever, going so far to withhold bonuses, garnish wages or even terminate an uncooperative employee.[1]

[1] https://9to5mac.com/2018/12/24/huawei-iphone-termination-app...

The Chinese courts also blocked iphone sales in China over Qualcomm. My understanding is the newest line of phones weren't affected (they used intel modems), but it affected the older models - which are obviously cheaper and more attractive to the avg. Chinese person compared to the $1,000+ flagships.

Both might not be huge factors in themselves, but probably contributed to Apples decline more than the other brands. It wasn't a proportionate decline across all brands. Apple was hit harder.

[GeekyBear]

>The Chinese courts also blocked iphone sales in China over Qualcomm. My understanding is the newest line of phones weren't affected (they used intel modems

The Qualcomm patents in the China suit were software patents unrelated to cellular modems.

>The patents allow users to edit and resize photos and manage apps by using a touchscreen, according to the lawsuit.

https://observer.com/2018/12/qualcomm-lawsuit-iphone-ban-chi...

Apple has already issued a patch with a software workaround.

You may be thinking about the case in Germany.