Market share isn't the point. Apple is selling more iPhones every year. They are growing. Growing and growing. There is no way that they could maintain the same market share measured in units sold as an operating system which is sitting on handsets they're giving out on a buy one get one free basis.
Based on that argument BMW is making all the wrong choices and Cartier may as well shut up shop and go home. Apple are competing at the high to mid-high end of the market and they are kicking all kinds of ass. Hence their profits make up more than half of all profits from mobile phones. Hence their penetration among high end users who spend more time online (look at mobile browser numbers) and buy more apps (ask Android devs how much money they're making form the Android Market).
Already rocking a Samsung Focus purchased for $150.00 new with warranty. This phone will tide me over until Apple gets away from the iPhone 4/4S's godawful case design. Looks gorgeous, but so damned uncomfortable to hold.
Overreacting, much?Party is over. Sell apple's stock now.![]()
I'm hoping it's just a 4s... then I can just ignore it, save my money.. let my !#@!%! AT&T contract run out and switch carries next year!
Mango refreshes the smart phone, while iOS still has the same boring UI. Sounds like some here are getting sick of the kool aid though.
Quoted for truth. So many damn whiners.
The 4S is an enormous upgrade on my 3GS and apple puts in incremental changes that really only make upgrading phones worth it every 2 years. Every year is an improvement, but Apple is shooting for a two year cycle.
I imagine most people bitching have an iphone 4. Let me let you in on a little secret: you are not the target demographic. I have a 3GS and I am thrilled. Its basically an ipad tablet's power...in a phone. Coming from a quickly aging 3GS thats all I need. Adding IOS5 just makes it that much sweeter.
The 4 was also a gorgeous phone and easily my favorite looking device in the last 5 years. I wanted to get a 4 simply because of how good it looked. Now I will have a chance. Those with an i4 can wait until the next one comes out, which will be a guaranteed chassis revision.
Also, If the only thing you care about is cosmetic changes and a smaller number, then you should really reconsider your priorities in life.
I do agree with you there! I much prefer the feel of holding the 3GS in my hand than the 4. The edges on the 4 are not smooth and it isn't comfortable to use as a phone. The 3GS design is much better, IMHO, and I really wish they would go back to something along those lines, rather than the hard edges of the 4. But for all the accessories out there, and coming out with a new phone so late in the year, I doubt Apple wants to change the design of the new phone, since the demand for new accessories that fit it would be greater than the supply available if a major redesign were to happen this close to the holiday season. Apple makes money on the 3rd party accessories, charging a license fee, so it makes sense not to have them with no accessories available this close to the holidays, for a new phone!
Well, there you have it folks. Almost 2 years and nothing but a spec bump.
I don't get why everyone is complaining so much. They did this with the 3GS. And what exactly makes the hardware (that we haven't even seen specs on) so far behind the android phones someone mentioned. A larger screen etc doesn't mean better. Not everyone wants a giant phone. If they had a radical redesign every year they'd be making up new phones just for the sake of it.
I have the 3Gs still and I know I will be tempted by the new iPhone. I know iOS 5 will run on my 3Gs but likely certain features will be cut.
Share price falling, fallen by $4 in around 10 mins.