Spot on. So many people's lives have fundamentally changed and have become unrecognizable. The world is essentially, currently unrecognizable.
It's insane.
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Global Smartphone Shipments See Biggest Fall Ever in February 2020
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Spot on. So many people's lives have fundamentally changed and have become unrecognizable. The world is essentially, currently unrecognizable.
It's insane.
Over saturated, over subscribed and tbh the **** os as of late has sent many many and i do work with many retirees who spend money scared of updating... while some do Make the jump for $1,000 they expect that device to do a lot more than it currently does.. besides when i spent over a thousands dollars on a device it better last at least two years... I’m sure ill get a whole lot of **** which is why i stopped posting here but i just could’t be silent on this one.. apple has been producing crap lately...
all year/year stats are going to be screwed this yer and next because of covid-19. well next yers stat can be compared with 2019, alltho we will not have to 5G bump in demand. we can expect next year
Yeah no ones gonna buy a phone while we’re in a global recession.
Apple is well positioned to weather this, but unless something changes in the trajectory of the virus, we're in for a huge economic storm.
For some, but not for others. It’s easy to forget how much money is out there and how many millionaires are in the world. The market for luxury goods will always be there. There’s an untapped market for more expensive phones in the $5-10K too. I mean if you’re rich, do you really want the same phone as your waiter?
Where are all of Apple’s advanced A-series CPUs made? Oh yeah, that would be TSMC on the island of Taiwan. China considers Taiwan a renegade province, and what better way to fix that issue than a “reunion” party. President for life Xi would garner total support from his PLA for such a move and given the chaos of the rest of the world, he would likely get away with it easily.
How many iPhones will Apple ship if they have no CPUs or access to manufacturing in the PRC? Didn’t the CEO of Huawei call his company the “Apple of China”?
Hopefully this sends a strong message to phone manufacturers.
The growth period is long over, especially with a recession looming over us.
Stop releasing multiple phones a year. No one is gonna buy them. The whole industry needs to slow down and adapt their supply to the global demand. At this point I even question if we need a new phone every year..
The growth period is long over, especially with a recession looming over us.
Stop releasing multiple phones a year. No one is gonna buy them. The whole industry needs to slow down and adapt their supply to the global demand. At this point I even question if we need a new phone every year..
My guess is Apple(BMW, Mercedes, Lexus, etc) aren’t changing their business models. They’ll diversify their lines. If one wants a cheap phone, get an A50.
I would be willing to upgrade my XS for an 11 pro... if there was a decent price drop. Supply and demand and all.
Used, but well taken care of.It's hard to expect people to purchase electronics when they are out of work.
Was the toilet paper new, refurbished, or used?
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When you get down to newspaper, you will get mine.
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Use your iPad. It’s a computer, right?
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What you don’t realize is that Apple relies on the masses to buy its iPhones and not on a few percent whose finances will not be affected by this crisis.
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