I'm in China and nobody gives a shit about home-grown Chinese brands. I mentioned to a friend I wanted to check out a Meizu MX and her boyfriend asked "what's t

I'm in China and nobody gives a shit about home-grown Chinese brands. I mentioned to a friend I wanted to check out a Meizu MX and her boyfriend asked "what's that?" To which she replied "Oh, just a shanzai iPhone". The first meizu store I went to, there was a guy selling rugs inside. The second meizu store had two very bored looking sales assistants and in the half hour that I poked around and pestered these guys nobody else came in. The technology malls are filled with Apple, HTC, Samsung and even Sony phones. Zero obvious brand presence for Chinese phones. In the future this will change, I'm not saying that the Chinese phone industry won't be a powerhouse, but for now temper your excitement.