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04-25-2016, 04:40 PM
The CEO of Chinese conglomerate LeEco has called Apple's product design "outdated" and "obsolete" in an international TV interview, following the company's unveiling of its first self-driving supercar in Beijing last week (via CNBC (http://www.cnbc.com/2016/04/24/leeco-ceo-jia-yueting-says-apple-is-outdated.html)).
Jia Yueting is both CEO and chairman of LeEco (formerly LeTV), often referred to as the "Netflix of China", but which has a product range that spans smartphones, TVs, mountain bikes, and **w electric vehicles. The 43-year-old entrepreneur began his career as a tech support worker before building his own IT and mobile company, estimated to be worth around $4.8 billion. The Chinese media company is also a strategic partner with US-based electric vehicle company Faraday Future (FF).
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/1200x-1.jpgLeEco CEO Jia Yueting (Image: Imaginechina)
The company's smart LeSEE supercar was unveiled with much fanfare at a Beijing event last week. The self-driving car has a steering wheel that folds away and screens that offer up in-car entertainment for passengers. LeEco aims to outdo Tesla's Model S with its supercar, and also aims to bring LeSEE owners into its ecosystem by supplying them with in-car ******, TV shows, and music.
Jia spoke at a meeting of the China Entrepreneur Club, an exclusive summit of business leaders, where he explained why competition in the Chinese market from the likes of Apple did **t worry him.
"We think the difference between us and Apple is very large. Apple is a mobile phone company focused on hardware and software," Jia said. "LeShi [a**ther name for LeEco] is focused on the internet first, and only then on software, and finally on hardware."
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/side_view_leeco_lesee.jpgThe LeEco LeSEE concept electric sedan. (Image: LeEco)
Apple only has individual apps. This was the right choice during the first generation of mobile net, when CPUs and the mobile network speeds were **t fast e**ugh. However **w we're moving into the next era of mobile internet, these problems ** longer exist. Moreover, having separate apps just means great obstacles in the user experience. We hope to break down these obstacles.
One of the most important reasons [for slowing sales] is that Apple's in**vation has become extremely slow. For example, a month ago Apple launched the iPhone SE (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-se/). From an industry insider's perspective, this is a product with a very low level of tech**logy. We think this is something they just shouldn't have done.
As an industry leader, Apple should be developing more cutting-edge products. The iPhone was still a leader five years ago after being launched in 2008 but **w the concept has fallen behind.
We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem oriented instead of being a closed loop. Ironically, Apple's over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered in**vation in the internet mobile industry.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/interior_back_leeco_lesee.jpgInterior of the LeEco LeSEE concept electric sedan. (Image: LeEco)
Apple is expected to report a fall in smartphone sales when it an**unces (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/20/apple-q2-earnings-call-april-26/) second fiscal quarter (first calendar quarter) earnings tomorrow. During its Q4 results an**uncement in January, CEO Tim Cook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/tim-cook/) **ted "some signs of eco**mic softness", but said Apple remained "very bullish on China" given the low *********** of high-speed mobile data usage and the growing middle class.
Apple Car (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-car/) rumors have gained momentum since early last year, when The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has hundreds of employees working to develop an electric vehicle (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/13/apple-working-on-electric-car/) under the codename "Project Titan." The bulk of research and development may be taking place in secretive buildings (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/11/apple-car-buildings-secret-names/) in Sunnyvale, California, (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/13/apple-car-hq-sunnyvale/) where late night "motor **ises" (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/11/apple-sunnyvale-campus-motor-**ises/) have been heard in recent months, while one report claimed that Apple may have a facility in Berlin (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/18/apple-secret-car-lab-in-german-capital/), too.
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Jia Yueting is both CEO and chairman of LeEco (formerly LeTV), often referred to as the "Netflix of China", but which has a product range that spans smartphones, TVs, mountain bikes, and **w electric vehicles. The 43-year-old entrepreneur began his career as a tech support worker before building his own IT and mobile company, estimated to be worth around $4.8 billion. The Chinese media company is also a strategic partner with US-based electric vehicle company Faraday Future (FF).
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/1200x-1.jpgLeEco CEO Jia Yueting (Image: Imaginechina)
The company's smart LeSEE supercar was unveiled with much fanfare at a Beijing event last week. The self-driving car has a steering wheel that folds away and screens that offer up in-car entertainment for passengers. LeEco aims to outdo Tesla's Model S with its supercar, and also aims to bring LeSEE owners into its ecosystem by supplying them with in-car ******, TV shows, and music.
Jia spoke at a meeting of the China Entrepreneur Club, an exclusive summit of business leaders, where he explained why competition in the Chinese market from the likes of Apple did **t worry him.
"We think the difference between us and Apple is very large. Apple is a mobile phone company focused on hardware and software," Jia said. "LeShi [a**ther name for LeEco] is focused on the internet first, and only then on software, and finally on hardware."
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/side_view_leeco_lesee.jpgThe LeEco LeSEE concept electric sedan. (Image: LeEco)
Apple only has individual apps. This was the right choice during the first generation of mobile net, when CPUs and the mobile network speeds were **t fast e**ugh. However **w we're moving into the next era of mobile internet, these problems ** longer exist. Moreover, having separate apps just means great obstacles in the user experience. We hope to break down these obstacles.
One of the most important reasons [for slowing sales] is that Apple's in**vation has become extremely slow. For example, a month ago Apple launched the iPhone SE (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/iphone-se/). From an industry insider's perspective, this is a product with a very low level of tech**logy. We think this is something they just shouldn't have done.
As an industry leader, Apple should be developing more cutting-edge products. The iPhone was still a leader five years ago after being launched in 2008 but **w the concept has fallen behind.
We believe the next generation of mobile internet will be more open, more ecosystem oriented instead of being a closed loop. Ironically, Apple's over-dominance, lack of internet-thinking and the closed off nature of its systems, all hindered in**vation in the internet mobile industry.
http://cdn.macrumors.com/article-new/2016/04/interior_back_leeco_lesee.jpgInterior of the LeEco LeSEE concept electric sedan. (Image: LeEco)
Apple is expected to report a fall in smartphone sales when it an**unces (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/20/apple-q2-earnings-call-april-26/) second fiscal quarter (first calendar quarter) earnings tomorrow. During its Q4 results an**uncement in January, CEO Tim Cook (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/tim-cook/) **ted "some signs of eco**mic softness", but said Apple remained "very bullish on China" given the low *********** of high-speed mobile data usage and the growing middle class.
Apple Car (http://www.macrumors.com/roundup/apple-car/) rumors have gained momentum since early last year, when The Wall Street Journal reported that Apple has hundreds of employees working to develop an electric vehicle (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/13/apple-working-on-electric-car/) under the codename "Project Titan." The bulk of research and development may be taking place in secretive buildings (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/11/apple-car-buildings-secret-names/) in Sunnyvale, California, (http://www.macrumors.com/2015/03/13/apple-car-hq-sunnyvale/) where late night "motor **ises" (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/02/11/apple-sunnyvale-campus-motor-**ises/) have been heard in recent months, while one report claimed that Apple may have a facility in Berlin (http://www.macrumors.com/2016/04/18/apple-secret-car-lab-in-german-capital/), too.
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