Again, global statistics are reported every quarter.
They'd probably feel like they were on a UK website instead of a US one.
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Again, global statistics are reported every quarter.
They'd probably feel like they were on a UK website instead of a US one.
Again, global statistics are reported every quarter.
They'd probably feel like they were on a UK website instead of a US one.
Okay. Touche. But I still don't think these US only stats mean much. Maybe its just me.
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All the figures are useless there is nothing that we can do with these numbers as a consumer
Apple is a global company, selling products globally, fighting for global market share. As far as I recall, more than 50% of Apple's sales comes from outside the US? And outside the US is where the real growth is happening.
I'm a huge fan of MacRumors, but I think it is too US-centric. (Especially the constant flow of US carrier news about AT&T's, Sprint's & T-mobile's latest plans in the US).
US stats and news are far from useless. But in order to really understand Apple I would love to know much more about how and what Apple is doing in the Middle East? In India? In Scandinavia? In Germany? In Russia? In Canada? In Asia? In Southern America? Globally?
@arn @MacRumors — I'd really like to know your perspective on this?
Dont discount Nokia/WP when it comes to budget phones and thats coming from an Android guy. I was able to get the Nokia 521 for $60 and its a damn good phone for that price off contract. The Verizon Moto G is actually $100 retail but youre stuck with Verizons 3g speeds which are worst than the Nokia 521 HSPA+. I could easily see the GSM version of the Moto G hitting that price in a few months.
I believe the new battle will be with low priced phones that are actually desirable to own. So far Google, Motorola and Nokia are leading the way. Apples market share will not grow by huge amounts if they continue this path of profits first. I personally would not buy a 2010 iPhone 4 as it was slow when I got rid of it 14 months ago. The phones I mentioned are relatively quick on their respective operating systems.
Okay. Touche. But I still don't think these US only stats mean much. Maybe its just me.
MacRumors publishes whatever share stats they can find, regardless of country. Maybe you should be complaining about the lack of investor and analyst interest in UK phone consumption.
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See my previous comment. MacRumors reprints whatever stats are publicly available that they legally can get their hands on. Their standard of what constitutes "Mac news" isn't all that lofty. Pretty much anything remotely related to Apple that isn't moronic gets space here. That's not a criticism of them; it's a comment on your unrealistic expectation.
Wasn't Moto G GSM unlocked already released a few weeks ago for $179/$199??? It has HSPA+ speed
http://www.motorola.com/us/shop-all-mobile-phones-1/Moto-G/moto-g-pdp.html
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Widgets = advanced? Seems to me they only serve to clutter the home screen. I will agree that iOS 7 still is in need of a great deal of refinement.
I guess my question was not clear. Let me try again.
What do you do with this data that it makes a difference whether you are seeing global data vs. U.S. centric data?
As a consumer of electronics (Apple products included), I don't feel this data enhances or harms my experience with Apple products. The fact that the data is U.S. centric makes it trivia that is more interesting to me as I am in the U.S. But it is still just trivia.
As a shareholder, data like this does not factor into my buying and selling of equities. I haven't yet been able to find a correlation between daily news and long term trends in terms of stock values. To be fair, I am not necessarily good at picking stocks - I tend to dabble more in index funds.
As a mobile device applications developer (which I am not), this data would seem to be just as useful as global data. After all, iOS users (and users in the U.S.) tend to spend a lot on mobile devices and apps. So it seems that while this data is not complete, it is far from useless.
So again, my question to you is, how are global statistics more useful to you?
Or are you guys just bhitcing because you want global trivia instead of U.S. centric trivia?
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I think you misunderstood the topic of this thread.
Actually, Android grew and sold more. So they should say that. What would you suggest?
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This is a news/rumors site. When an item comes to the editors attention, they pass it along to the readers.
Comscore released U.S. sales statistics, so that's what the story covers - Comscore's report on U.S. sales statistics. If you want "fairness," complain to Comscore that they only reported U.S. results. MacRumors is just the messenger.
If MacRumor did not pass along the report, which is certainly of interest to some... then they risk being a less useful site than others that publish Apple-related news.
Comscore released U.S. sales statistics, so that's what the story covers - Comscore's report on U.S. sales statistics. If you want "fairness," complain to Comscore that they only reported U.S. results. MacRumors is just the messenger.
If MacRumor did not pass along the report, which is certainly of interest to some... then they risk being a less useful site than others that publish Apple-related news.
I had no idea that "Android" was one company, I mean what benefit would be there to break down OS my manufacturer to get a real idea of what the market looks like?
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That's simply not true.
A quick search on Google returned these fairly recent articles that contradict that assertion:
And note that sometimes an article will include both US and worldwide stats and not say so explicitly in the title.
Perhaps more people moved from Dumbphones to smartphones, so the overall market grew.
MS's sales grew, but not at the same pace as the overall market. So MS has more pie, but a smaller percentage of the overall bigger pie.
Also, these are just US figures. Microsoft is much more successful internationally - particularly in Europe where Nokia is based.
From the article:
"She created a back-end system that allows every Burberry salesperson, across 330 stores, to access all the data that the company has collected on individual customers, including data as detailed as whether customers prefer to browse merchandise with assistance or to be left alone."
Hmm...So in the future, you have an iPhone in your pocket, you go into Apple store, and suddenly they all know "John is here - buys lots of stuff!".
I'm not sure I'd be happy to walk into Apple store and have them know all this info right off the bat.
"She created a back-end system that allows every Burberry salesperson, across 330 stores, to access all the data that the company has collected on individual customers, including data as detailed as whether customers prefer to browse merchandise with assistance or to be left alone."
Hmm...So in the future, you have an iPhone in your pocket, you go into Apple store, and suddenly they all know "John is here - buys lots of stuff!".
I'm not sure I'd be happy to walk into Apple store and have them know all this info right off the bat.
That is true, outside the US. There is a huge market for very cheap Android devices outside the US.
Funny and unexpected that Microsoft lost share.
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MacRumors has Apple stock? Whence did you get this information?
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MacRumors has Apple stock? Whence did you get this information?
conversely, i would love it to never have to tell a sales associate that i don't need any help again.
I seem to recall reading that the US has a hugely disproportionate share of mobile developers--and among the best quality apps (as opposed to weird shovelware) the skew is even greater I would strongly guess. It's an industry that is thriving in the US.
What developers use affects what they make. So that's one reason US stats are not useless.
I would also guess (but would welcome stats to the contrary) that US mobile users spend more on apps than many other markets. Especially with piracy being so rampant in some other big markets.
(I'm reminded of the Android Principle: the US market matters ONLY for stats where Android is "winning." Whereas the worldwide market matters ONLY for stats where Android is "winning."
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