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Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction by xmprt on Friday February 19, 2021 @06:31PM (#26199487)
Africa is the largest growing continent and just like China has been an extremely important market for many companies, so too will many developing African countries. Apple would love to be the market leader there and any headstart they can get will pay dividends in the future.
Re:OpenStreetMap charts a controversial new direction by sofixa on Saturday February 20, 2021 @03:29AM (#26202588)
But Apple products are generally extremely expensive ( usually at least multiples of the cheapest equivalents), and that kind of thing doesn't sell well in underdeveloped developing nations, which cover most of Africa. Just look at median income and GDP PPP in China, and any African country. The mere fact that China is actively (kindof) neocolonising multiple different African countries should be telling as well.