Pretty much. Apple does not do well without carrier subsidies.
Pretty much. Apple does not do well without carrier subsidies.
Is this really true? I truly don't know and there's very little data coming from the actual participants in the market.
My question is in regards to the major European countries where the subsidy model isn't the norm. What is Apple's market share for high-end phones? I ask because that's pretty much the market that Apple is serving. I don't think that Apple is very concerned about the competition selling lower-end, lower-margin phones. They're competing with the Samsung S3/Note2 devices. How do the Sammy flagships sell in Europe without subsidies?
I wonder if Samsung gets counted multiple times per person handing it back in for repairs. My brother's girlfriend's S3 is off to repair for the 3rd time since release. My dad's S2 is off to repair for the 1st time in 2 months. My brother's girlfriend's brother's S3 is off to repair for the 2nd time since release. My 3GS has been flawless since release. My Brothers iPhone 5 has been flawless since release. My mum's nokia 6300 has been flawless since release.
Heck my iPhone 4 had to be exchanged 3 times before I had a camera that worked. And I'm not even that picky - but the camera did not function.
You were probably using it wrong.
No - that was how I was holding it and having both calls and data dropped. As Steve Jobs, himself, emailed me. It was all my fault.
In fact - if US carriers all go the way of T-Mobile - it will be interesting to see if Apple can maintain it's marketshare without offering lower cost options like other manufacturers do.
Steve emailed you? doesn't that make you a saint or something?!
I really don't understand all this childish Apple "glee" and flag waving. (Well, I guess I do).
Apple needs a kick in the pants. All big companies do. The dissipation of Steve's reality distortion field is a good thing for us, the market and the future.
In fact - if US carriers all go the way of T-Mobile - it will be interesting to see if Apple can maintain it's marketshare without offering lower cost options like other manufacturers do.
I don't understand why anyone is seeing this as negative on Apple. It's impressive... 3 iPhone models out sold all (ALL, not just smart phone) models of Samsung. Seems pretty darn impressive to me... even if it's only for a quarter.
If anything it might help Apple sell even more phones since the way T-Mobile's model works, every $20 paid per month towards the cost of your current device frees up credit to purchase a new phone without having to wait the full 2 years to upgrade and get a new phone.
and yet apple continues to eat all of the profits. This leads to the conclusion that the types of phones sold in the rest of the world are lowend, low margin phones. Apple chooses not to serve that segment at this point. I see it as a race to the bottom.In the US. If you go worldwide apple gets obliterated.
No - more like a jerk/bastard for calling attention to it - you know - making a big deal out of nothing. But only AFTER I was called a liar/forger/etc...
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/949790/
it's only a misleading rumor on this site. Other sites have the title as Apple takes the quarter, but Samsung takes the year.
Just pointing out that Apple took the lead for the last quarter most likely due to the timing of the release of the Iphone 5. Samsung was still significantly ahead for the entire year. The title of this article is a bit misleading and reads as though this is some sort of mega competition ala Super Bowl.