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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft by reaperducer on Saturday September 01, 2018 @05:11PM (#17893894)
the comments about the iPhone seem to have been basically accurate

If by "basically accurate," you mean "not accurate at all."

It's a long way from 2% to 45%. Not many companies get to underestimate their competition's potential marketshare by a factor of 22 and survive.

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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft by Buge on Saturday September 01, 2018 @07:15PM (#17894407)
Apple has 15%, not 45%. So it's 5-8x, not 22x. And the original quote appears to be about all phones, not just smartphones, so the factor would in fact be even lower.
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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft by girvo on Sunday September 02, 2018 @12:29AM (#17895555)
Apple has 45% in most OECD countries. Even higher in some of them, IIRC.
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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft by Buge on Sunday September 02, 2018 @02:45AM (#17895936)
Is the original quote talking only about OECD countries? I think it's talking about worldwide.
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Re:$600 Chromebooks are a dangerous development for Microsoft by scarface74 on Sunday September 02, 2018 @10:43AM (#17897147)
It was partially accurate. Statistically no one bought an unsubsidized phone for $600. Apple lowered the price to $300 within 6 months and then went for the standardized subsidized model the next year.
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