But the report compared shipped numbers for both Apple and Samsung. Not all iPhones are sold by Apple directly. They ship a lot of their products to WalMart, Target etc. too and this is the only number that really makes sense. The number of phones directly sold by Apple would be much smaller.
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Do you have better estimates? Anybody else does? Are you trying to say that there is a conspiracy? Why do you think AAPL stock is falling like a rock?
No. Perhaps you were responding to a different post?
I agree that shipped units is a reasonable metric here, but I was referring to the fact that the original post utilized an example where the items sold vs shipped could be found to be inaccurate.
BTW, if I had the money, I would buy AAPL stock right now. A lot of it. It will bounce back, big time. Just wait until the Q4 results showing sales of iPad (4 & mini) & iPhone 5..
As Steve Jobs once said: "We have to let go of the notion that for Apple to win, Microsoft (Samsung, Android, etc...) has to lose"....
EDIT: My connection is slow....please ignore what doesn't apply..