LOL! My iPhone 12 mini is doing just fine. Maybe it’s a YOU problem?
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Apple's Global Smartphone Share Slips as Chinese Rivals Surge
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US and EU markets are being protected. If they weren’t the Chinese phones would rule. It took Huawei less than two years to get a bigger marketshare than Apple before it got banned.
Apple just can’t keep up with them and really has to sacrifice big on price if they would do.
Not in Timmy’s playbook. It’s peak iPhone in China already and my guess is that it’s peak iPhone in the EU soon after that.
Not the lack of Apple intelligence. Even in USA is not the driving factor to buy and iPhone. The reasons include OPEN market and the users having the choice of many brands and many more innovative makers!.
Apple is boooooring!!!!!!
Nothing new to the table since 5 years ago or more. Same battery duration since years and years ago despite “improvements in CPU and baytery”. No foldable. Even the phone app is rubish!.
Apple deserves to go down because its own pride!
Apple is boooooring!!!!!!
Nothing new to the table since 5 years ago or more. Same battery duration since years and years ago despite “improvements in CPU and baytery”. No foldable. Even the phone app is rubish!.
Apple deserves to go down because its own pride!
Unfortunately, it actually can always be about pleasing stockholders.
Don't worry, folks: the system is working exactly as designed.
Couple of points/questions:
3. nobody wants foldable phones. The market for them is tiny. You just don't see them around. Probably because the tech really isn't there yet and they don't add any value.
4 & 5. on this, you pay your money. Basic androids are also stuck on 60hz
6. unless I misunderstood you, there is pass thru (ARC) on tvOS -- I use it all the time.
Thank you.
Maybe Apple should fix the many bugs in iOS. For me, iOS 18 on my iPhone 15 Pro is the most buggy experience I have ever had. I'm in "lets reboot my iPhone like it's a Windows machine and hope it fixes lag, unresponiveness, CarPlay connectivity issues, crashing apps, ..."
This is the one thing which shocked me the most when I was switching from Galaxy to Iphone last year! The amount of bugs or glitches! Incredible, and people defend useless forced decisions from Apple until they got overtaken some years later because of “innovation”.
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I'm just spitballing here... But I suspect Apple has tons of *real data* (instead of mere forum conjecture) and incredibly smart managers with decades of *real experience* that are on top of product revenue streams and know how/if they are interrelated, and who their competitors are. That's why they make the big bucks. No need to worry.
Apple's continual massive success with 1+ Billion repeat customers supports the above.
I would agree that smartphones are mature and in the end it is a rectangular slab of different sizes.
And I would agree that 80%+ of all users don’t care about “advanced” features, a phone does what they need a phone for.
Of course there are the usual ones here on MR who think different but they are not representative of the user base.
It’s amazing the number of people that don’t even feel the need to even look up the definition of “monopoly” before using it… such confidence!
It’s amazing the number of people that don’t even feel the need to even look up the definition of “monopoly” before using it… such confidence!
I'm well aware of the definition. An economic monopoly means one. A legal monopoly can be anything above 50%, according to US federal courts and the DOJ.
There's more than one definition.
Agreed
Look at the massive great reviews the Vivo 200 pro has got for example. Many finally have seen the light regarding these devices
I'll just pick a few, because the rest are waffle.....
1) iCloud can be accessed from any PC and files system has existed on an iPhone for a long time, that's hardly jumping through hoops
3) iPhone 15 & 16 Pro's supports 10gb transfer speeds, s24 Ultra supports transfer speeds of 480mbps 🤣
9) The design is so stale, that both Samsung and Google (not to mention loads of Android manufacturers) just blatantly copied it 🤣
Just because they don’t have high market share doesn’t mean they hold no value.
Foldables add plenty of value. Having a tablet size in your pocket is great to have for better viewing and media content. Now the tech is that good from certain brands that cameras on Vivo fold is better than most slab phones including the iPhone now. While having great charging speeds and massive batteries. Cost is high but it will be for a phone and tablet experience
I would suggest you have it fixed, because that is not a thing with iPhones!
To whom?
They're not in the same zip code as Apple or Samsung!
Yup, I have a spare 8 and 13 mini kicking around, and my wife is still on a 13 mini, all of them charge as many times/day as needed just fine. Also if Apple were to do this ever they’d get absolutely raked over the coals by the EU at the very least, not to mention it’d be *major* news, over half the US alone uses an iPhone, most are still a couple gens back. It’s not happening, and not going to happen, the dude claiming this is either trolling or has a seriously defective phone
It’s really about time that Tim Cook steps down and lets someone step up to the plate. Whether it’s wining and dining British royalty, or constantly flying to China to bend the knee, things are truly getting out of hand at Apple under Tim’s watch. Truly sad to see iPhone sales getting left in the dust!
A true monopoly is an enterprise that is the only seller of a good or service. In the absence of government intervention, a monopoly is free to set any price it chooses and will usually set the price that yields the largest possible profit.
Apple has no such position in any market!
BTW Samsung has a 75% share in Korea and even that's not a monopoly!
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Sadly it is ‘a thing’ with iPhones. It’s unbelievable that some people think big corporations like Apple are their friend, and they are out to save the planet and try and ensure their products last as long as possible so people don’t need to buy a new one.
They are ultimately driven by one thing. Profit. Stockholders and investors want to see continued profit growth year-on-year, and Apple will do whatever it takes to ensure this happens.
Apple is currently being sued for monopolistic practices in the US by the DOJ. A legal monopoly, under the Sherman act, can be anything over 50% according to multiple federal courts and the DOJ. A legal monopoly and an economic monopoly, as you are referring to, are not the same.
Google is currently a convicted monopolist, as was Microsoft. Neither were ever the only provider of the goods and services in their respective market.
Times change. Ten years ago if I went out with all my friends or colleagues, pretty much all of them would be using iPhones. Now most will use flagship Android phones and will say how good the camera is or they are more feature packed to use. Im sticking with iPhone myself as I have a 16 Pro Max and an Apple Watch Series 10, so not interested in changing all that personally, but I’ve seen a big shift in recent years with my circles. It’s not down to affordability as most if these Android devices cost the same or more than iPhones, but the deals are much better from what I’ve seen. Apples artificial intelligence features are quite weak and few and far between as it’s early days, but that alone isn’t going to sell iPhones and I’m sure this isn’t a surprise to Apple, or at least I hope it isn’t.
really? not even the ones who currently have one don't want them?
Just because YOU don't want one ...