Set everything else aside.
Let's look at the situation _Today Only_
Here are Ten Reasons Why Apple Has Already Won:
1) Apple has the most refined smartphone
the new Galaxy S III is being shown off as absolutely astonishing. hardware wise (not design), its brings to the table far more advanced tech than the current 4s has. in benchmarks, and in reviewers hands, the S III has been toughted as one of the best phones available, if not the best. With potentially the ONE X on it's heals. The iphone 4s is a nearly 1.5 year old device (3 years since the 4 was launched for it's looks). While a great device, to say it's the most refined and best phone? ehhhhh, subjective statement is subjective.
2) Apple has incredible momentum in the market place
Appples Momentum WAS tremendous. Did you not see the Quarter Earnings? There's many reasons for it, But Apples momentum has slipped. They're up big time from this point last year, But they are down big time from this point last quarter
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3) Apple has more markets available in which to sell the iPhone
Apple is in the same markets as everyone else. In fact, in developing nations, Apple is far from #1. much to many peoples surprise, in developing nations, RIM is still leading with sales due to the cheap nature of their products.
4) Apple has the mature, stable, and highly profitable eco-system
Yes, They do.
5) Apple is the darling of the press anywhere in the USA
The rest of the world doesn't see Apple so well. Many see them as overbearing litigation happy maelstrom who's willing to kill competition to maintain profit than actually go head to head.
6) Apple is the Brand of Favor at all economic levels
Wrong. Apple is the brand of favour fo the middle and upper class. The average "poor" cannot afford a $700 phone, nor the locked in contracts required to get one cheaper. The iphone has done tremendously well in established nations, and places with a defined middle and upper class.
7) Apple is the leader in sales of music and other media via iTunes
haven't looked this up. can't refute or whatever. so., "citation needed"
8) Apple has the deepest well of talent in R&D, and related fields
"citation needed", cause this is a very very bold claim to say they have the best people, when other companies have been developing other things that have shown to be just as popular. Apple might be the biggest single phone manufacturer, which might actually show that their talent pool is very narrow as to be single product focused, but Android platform itself has overtaken apple in sheer volume of adoption.
9) Apple always commands full price, no discounting of consequence
Apple demands full price, and when they can't comprimise, the consumer goes elsewhere. Again, Android has the bulk share of mobile phones around the world throughout many different levels of affordability. Consumers love choice.
10) Apple has a track record of premium customer service
Agreed. my dealing with Apple customer service has been top notch.
and kill competitors in the market place.
There's two ways of killing competition. Beating them at competiting by making products that people want more than their competitors, Or blocking the competitors from ever participating. Lately, Apple has changed gears from the first, to the second. That has pissed off a lot of people.
It's as simple as that
funny, it's not. As none of those reasons are what this lawsuit is about, and none of those have any bearing in the decision. I just felt like responding to kill time at work
