Apple Ire Hits China’s State-Owned Mammoths - China Real Time Report - WSJ

Want to know who are China’s most hated companies? All you have to do is hit out at one of its most beloved.

For the third consecutive day, the Chinese Communist Party’s official mouthpiece, the People’s Daily, has run articles criticizing Apple for its warranty policy in China and calling Apple’s defense of its customer-service practices arrogant. Apple has declined to comment on the coverage.

It’s still difficult to know whether the unkind official media attention will dull or polish Apple’s shine if it has an effect at all. On China’s social media there has been no shortage of grumbles about its customer service and warranty policies.

Apple Ire Hits China’s State-Owned Mammoths - China Real Time Report - WSJ