article_snippet: Analysts have branded the move a clear attempt to segway into Asia's booming luxury goods market - and suggest the move could be the start of an entirely new market.
article_snippet: The question is: how big is that market?
article_snippet: Tim Cook has repeatedly remarked that Tim Cook predicts China to eventually overtake America as their biggest market.
article_snippet: The popularity of the iPhone 6 drove the firm's market share in China to a record high, reaching 25.4 per cent by January 2015 - clouding out Samsung as China's second-largest seller.
article_snippet: However, Xiaomi - widely dubbed 'the Apple of China' - remains firm with 27.6 per cent of the market.