America has become too anti-innovation

Re:America has become too anti-innovation by Fricken on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:20AM (#14315763)

In Q3 2016, following the Note 7 recall as well as losses for LG and HTC, Apple took 103.6% of the smartphone industry profits, in spite of having only 13.6% marketshare. I have no idea if monopoly is the right word, but it's kinda fucked up any way you look at it.

https://www.macrumors.com/2016/11/04/apple-smartphone-profit...

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Re:America has become too anti-innovation by jp555 on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:27AM (#14315822)

I can't imagine how you're looking at it. Monopoly is not the right word. Successful is the word.

How is it Apple's fault that all the other smartphone makers combined run at a loss?

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Re:America has become too anti-innovation by Filligree on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:24AM (#14315793)

103%? Are you sure that's what you meant to say?

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Re:America has become too anti-innovation by RugnirViking on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:26AM (#14315816)

Not that poster, but yes, the information is correct, because in total, all their competitors made a loss

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Re:America has become too anti-innovation by Fricken on Thursday May 11, 2017 @09:26AM (#14315817)

Insomuch as it's what the analysts who arrived at that number meant to say, yes.

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