The commitment to China could help Apple curry favor with local officials. Either way, as this chart from Statista shows ... years back, its sales have cooled significantly over the past year.

While Apple has been growing ... See chart below, provided by Statista. On the other hand, iPhone sales have spiked by a whopping 50% cumulative over the same period (in dollars).

But for the biggest tech company in the world, Apple, the dip hasn’t been as severe as the rest of the market. As this chart from Statista ... time has rolled on. Second, just because Mac sales ...