Re:Apple’s Social Network
by paulie_a on Monday November 05, 2018 @09:24AM
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I am not exactly sure what the market share is for iPhones, but Android is much larger. For computers, they are a tiny portion. If they cracked 10 percent I would be shocked. That is awesome they are profitable. But yes they do have an insignificant user base for computers. A reasonable but nowhere near dominating position for phones. Apple is always going to be a relatively small player regardless of market cap in the tech world. The last couple decades have proven that
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Re:Apple’s Social Network
by JumpCrisscross on Monday November 05, 2018 @10:33AM
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Apple’s genius is focusing on profit share over market share. They make a minority of phones but capture the majority of the industry’s profits. That lets them expend more in R&D, more on top people, et cetera.
Re:Apple’s Social Network
by rootusrootus on Monday November 05, 2018 @12:58PM
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Apple is absolutely dominating phones. When the competition is copying your design choices unnecessarily, you are essentially dominating the market.
That Android has dominated the $50-150 smartphone market is pretty meaningless. Those customers don't have much business value.
Having 19 percent of the smartphone market isn't dominating. The Samsung s8 and pixel 2 xl pretty much beat the iPhone x on most features at a lower price point. Higher ppi, battery size. And I think it doesn't even have USB c.