China’s WeChat encroaches on Apple turf with App Store rival

A new threat to Apple’s position in China has emerged in the form of an App Store rival backed by Tencent’s WeChat, the most frequently used mobile app amongst the nascent superpower’s 1.4bn strong populace.
The move, dovetailing with the tenth anniversary of the iPhone, has seen over 100 ‘miniprograms’ made available from third party developers with functionality ranging from sharing a ride with Didi, ordering a gift from JD.com or even renting a bicycle from Mobik