Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
by benologist on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @05:02PM
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There are still states in the US that don't have a single Apple store, lots with very few. Then there are ~180 countries with none and a handful of countries with very few. iPhone 6S is officially available in over 130 countries.
http://www.cultofmac.com/278978/apple-stores-usa/
Repairs are probably orders of magnitude more common outside of Apple stores.
Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
by taneq on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @09:14PM
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Exactly. Apple is taking a leaf from the automotive industry's book, and starting to sell new phones explicitly as status symbols rather than based on new features. Expect new generations of iPhone to be much more visually distinct than the relatively subtle changes up til now.
Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
by zippergz on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @06:59PM
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I'd also wonder if there's something that skews more people who have rose gold phones to break them? Maybe they're less likely to use a case because they want to show off the color? Or maybe rose gold skews younger (and therefore possibly less responsible with electronics)? Total guesses, but I'm pretty confident that rose gold is not the best selling color of iPhone currently, so it seems like something else must be going on.
Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
by Spooky23 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @06:19PM
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Pink (aka "rose gold") appeals to many women. It also differentiates from the sea of space grey devices.
Re:iPhone Sales Drop, and Apple’s 13-Year Surge Ebbs
by CamperBob2 on Tuesday April 26, 2016 @05:05PM
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Also, considering probably the vast majority of servicing of iPhones happens at an Apple genius bar
That may not be the case for display replacements. From what I've seen, the Geniuses won't attempt to replace a screen if the phone's chassis is even slightly deformed. But the local fixit shops will.
The question then becomes, "How random is the subset of people who get thrown out of the Genius Bar for screwing up their phone really badly?" The wealthiest of those will just buy a new phone, so that's one potential source of bias, I suppose.
Also, considering probably the vast majority of servicing of iPhones happens at an Apple genius bar, I'd say your (very informative) views of the population have some selection bias.