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Is Apple Losing the Phone Wars?

Which phone system do you use?

  • Apple

    Votes: 6 26.1%

  • Android

    Votes: 15 65.2%

  • Windows

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other

    Votes: 2 8.7%
  • Total voters
    23
I will say that Apple isnt dying. They just barely overtook android for most users in the US. They has been more android users since 2012, although its really close and that number could have changed back since that happened around the Iphone 6 release in February.
 
franklin said:
Apple has never been in the phone war. 6% of the market... they're selective.
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Uh... no. They hold 37% of the market, and that's FAR more than any other single company. I gotta love the hilarious talk about "Apple dying" that has been going on since 2009, while they continue to break sales records one quarter after another.
 
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Siro said:
Uh... no. They hold 37% of the market, and that's FAR more than any other single company. I gotta love the hilarious talk about "Apple dying" that has been going on since 2009, while they continue to break sales records one quarter after another.
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The market isn't exclusive to USA. But yeah, I agree. If Apple gets in trouble they'll simply make a larger screen to piss on the competition with.
 
franklin said:
The market isn't exclusive to USA. But yeah, I agree. If Apple gets in trouble they'll simply make a larger screen to piss on the competition with.
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The problem with considering global markets is the "unfairness" of some markets. For example, Android is dominant in China, but it comes without Google's services as the Chinese government doesn't allow services it doesn't control. Since Google does not manufacture phones, Android's dominance in China is utterly irrelevant to them.

You're not totally wrong about Apple's selectivity. They refuse to release mid-range or low-end phones because they're all about high margins. That means they tend to struggle in developing countries. Nonetheless, they still control 12% of the global market. And in terms of profits, they're still untouchable, globally or domestically.

https://www.businessinsider.com/android-ios-market-share-data-and-apples-iphone-6-2014-8

By the way, I do not own a single Apple product. I just like to stay grounded in reality.
 
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I like Apple products. They are well-designed, high quality and easy to use. I've had few problems over the years with any Apple product I've owned, compared to the no end of problems I had for years using Windows and the ongoing issues my wife has with her Android phones. I know, anecdotes, but I've no reason to switch. I am a fully satisfied Apple customer.

I just bought the Apple watch and am really liking it. I usually don't guy gadgets and and am not an early adopter for other electronic products. But I like watches, and I like the functionality of the Apple watch. No more wearing watch AND Fitbit. I'll concede it's a bit of a toy, but (damnit) I wanted one, so I got it. So far so good.
 
I was actually kind of referring more to the innovation tipping point. For a while there the other companies were chasing Apple in terms of features, now Apple falling further and further behind the curve for new features, and struggling to catch up, releasing as "new" features that have been around in other phones for half a decade.

https://www.statista.com/statistics...evice-sales-by-vendor-since-1st-quarter-2008/
 
Apple doesn't need to add more bells and whistles to their phones to keep their users. Their phones are clean, reliable and efficient. If you want a great phone right out of the box, then I'd recommend an Iphone just as much as a droid. If you're a little tech savvy and know how to enhance an Android, then you as well as I know, Android is far superior.

Dat Galaxy Note 5 doe... Release the release date already, my Korean friends.
 
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