How long will the iPhone/apple keep its reign?

[Max(IT)]

Apple is amazing because in the late 90s it was nearly on life support and then became the comeback kid. However, Companies like GE, IBM, etc who were once dominate are no longer and we all know nothing can last forever.


With that said no product offering has lasted forever and i'm wondering if the opinion is that the iPhone will remain king or if we are all knowing one day something else will be king and while apple will not disappear it will not always have the same dominance. Maybe 20,30 years down the road.

Apple's already doomed ..... since 1990.

 

[CTHarrryH]

I get the total experience already from Apple.

I think Windows will be the one going. Ironic that IBM is going Apple. Windows used to be IBM pc's. At the moment office is all that is saving Microsoft but cloud based it can be run anywhere. Business are slowly going Apple and it will be more and more and less and less Microsoft

 

[Megalobyte]

Hehe. Will we all be taking iDumps in the future?

There's a crap for that.

 

[februarian]

I think if anything, it's gonna be the software that is going to spell doom for Apple! As their software gets more & more complicated, iOS specifically, it's gonna get harder & harder for the new iterations to achieve the milestones of perfection set by the previous ones!

For example, iOS 8 in the beginning on a 6 Plus had almost zero multitasking ability & there were plenty of app crashes. It wasn't until 8.4 that app crashes, overall performance & multitasking were significantly improved!
With iOS 9, something that has never been an issue in the past with iOS has been running rampant even on the new devices! My 6S Plus is full of stutters. Zoom in & out animations, scrolling are a total stutter fest. They seem to get around those with latest betas but even then they aren't even close to removing them completely! In the previous years, every new iPhone had the perfect software right from the start!

 

[Fancuku]

Apple will remain at the top of the industry for generations to come. They have shown no signs of slowing down under Tim Cook. They continue to hire the best and brightest minds in the industry. They continue creating the very best products in every category that anyone and everyone can use and enjoy. And Apple has unprecedented control over the entire supply chain. All of us will be long dead before Apple ever shows any sign of decline. They are the best, and they will continue to be the best effectively forever.

 

[AFEPPL]

Apple will be fine while iPhone sales remain.
Given the lack of quality and the poor product launches of late (apple watch, music, TV and the iPad pro) I'd guess a change has already started and the impact will start to be seen (negatively) in the next 2-3 years.

Plus the competition are getting better while apple are getting worse. Just time before the lines cross again.

 

[rugmankc]

For Ev Er

 

[tremblewithfear6]

I believe that serious competition could arise if Android-device manufacturers find a way to push the latest OS to every device, thus reducing some of the major complaints and issues currently plaguing Android devices. This is one of the most critically discussed issues of why people use iPhones VS Android devices. The device manufacture often bundles in ludicrous amounts of uninstallable bloatware, locks the OS down, and often implements carrier-only apps as well. Then, to make matters worse, the device may get one or two updates and that's it... You basically have to go into the device expecting that what you get out of the box is the best you will have, and you can't receive anything new from then on.

It would be like making a purchase of the 6S on iOS 9.0.2, getting all the 9.x updates, but never getting iOS 10+, even though the device is supposedly capable of receiving and working well with the new OS.

 

[lordofthereef]

I'd let Microsoft go. I think the Windows branding hurts them more than anything else. Just hearing the words Windows in various products makes you think about the prehistoric times. Microsoft is trying so hard to keep Windows alive and relevant that it is down right sad. A new OS is needed for them and live tiles are not the answer.

Quality control is the second thing that kills them. Have you seen the complaints on the Surface Book? Pretty long list of glitches. Sadly, most folks look at Microsoft product and services as utilities but Microsoft doesn't get that and wants Apple cult like following on the consumer side. They need laser focus on what they are good at then I think things will turn around. Look at the X-Box One for example. They were killing it with the X-Box 360, then they decided to get cute and lose focus. They lost this console generation before the systems even launched. This basically sums up Microsoft. Lack of focus and always screwing up a good thing when they have the lead.

I respect your opinion. We just don't see the same things. Apple rose from the ashes. Microsoft isn't where apple was. There was a time people said what you're saying about Apple. It's not over until it's over. And MS is far from over.

 

[Truefan31]

I believe that serious competition could arise if Android-device manufacturers find a way to push the latest OS to every device, thus reducing some of the major complaints and issues currently plaguing Android devices. This is one of the most critically discussed issues of why people use iPhones VS Android devices. The device manufacture often bundles in ludicrous amounts of uninstallable bloatware, locks the OS down, and often implements carrier-only apps as well. Then, to make matters worse, the device may get one or two updates and that's it... You basically have to go into the device expecting that what you get out of the box is the best you will have, and you can't receive anything new from then on.

It would be like making a purchase of the 6S on iOS 9.0.2, getting all the 9.x updates, but never getting iOS 10+, even though the device is supposedly capable of receiving and working well with the new OS.

Other than nexus devices you'll never see that with the carriers. Verizon n att with their locked bootloaders and bloat. On top of oem android skins and their additional bloat. It can be a mess.

 

[Flow39]

I believe that serious competition could arise if Android-device manufacturers find a way to push the latest OS to every device, thus reducing some of the major complaints and issues currently plaguing Android devices. This is one of the most critically discussed issues of why people use iPhones VS Android devices. The device manufacture often bundles in ludicrous amounts of uninstallable bloatware, locks the OS down, and often implements carrier-only apps as well. Then, to make matters worse, the device may get one or two updates and that's it... You basically have to go into the device expecting that what you get out of the box is the best you will have, and you can't receive anything new from then on.

It would be like making a purchase of the 6S on iOS 9.0.2, getting all the 9.x updates, but never getting iOS 10+, even though the device is supposedly capable of receiving and working well with the new OS.

If the only Android phones were Nexus phones, I think the overall impression of Android would be much different than it is now. The Nexus truly is the iPhone of the Android world. Good designs, great performance, clean software, and instant updates for multiple versions of Android.

 

[MaciMac100]

We don't need to speculate what will happen to Apple without Steve Jobs, we have seen it before.

 

[Bazooka-joe]

Apple will reign until the next "big thing". The honeymoon won't last forever. Companies do fall. Look at Microsoft who were invincible for over 20 years. The Ford motor company was the same for decades.
On a smaller scale, Atari were huge and the fastest growing company in the world during the early 80's but a series of marketing and sales blunders put them out of business by 1995. Nintendo was massive in the late 80's/early 90's Sony could do no wrong for 20 years with the Walkman and now it's mainly the PS4 healthy sales that is keeping them afloat.
It will happen to Apple one day.

 

[JediZenMaster]

Apple will reign until the next "big thing". The honeymoon won't last forever. Companies do fall. Look at Microsoft who were invincible for over 20 years. The Ford motor company was the same for decades.
On a smaller scale, Atari were huge and the fastest growing company in the world during the early 80's but a series of marketing and sales blunders put them out of business by 1995. Nintendo was massive in the late 80's/early 90's Sony could do no wrong for 20 years with the Walkman and now it's mainly the PS4 healthy sales that is keeping them afloat.
It will happen to Apple one day.

Well some companies have not failed but changed and evolved. Look at HP, IBM, AT&T. While not at the top of their game AT&T has been around for 100 plus years as well and IBM and HP for 76 years. I think apple can make it that long although it will be a much different company if it does or it could be that company that defies all logic and ends up at the top of its game longer than we will be around

 

[billy the fish]

Apple will remain at the top of the industry for generations to come. They have shown no signs of slowing down under Tim Cook. They continue to hire the best and brightest minds in the industry. They continue creating the very best products in every category that anyone and everyone can use and enjoy. And Apple has unprecedented control over the entire supply chain. All of us will be long dead before Apple ever shows any sign of decline. They are the best, and they will continue to be the best effectively forever.

And this is why I love dumastudetto, to have the ability to post complete and utter claptrap in such a way that he actually gets someone to like it is amazing.. you my friend are a legend..

 

[HEK]

Apple will remain at the top of the industry for generations to come. They have shown no signs of slowing down under Tim Cook. They continue to hire the best and brightest minds in the industry. They continue creating the very best products in every category that anyone and everyone can use and enjoy. And Apple has unprecedented control over the entire supply chain. All of us will be long dead before Apple ever shows any sign of decline. They are the best, and they will continue to be the best effectively forever.

Agree. Wish the pentagon were run as well as Apple. Apple will be present some where in the world as long as they continue with huge R&D and Design efforts. Stumble with an occasional product sure, but they are larger than most nations now. Need pentagon to hire a few Apple people before the US no longer exists. Consider this......

Pentagon decides to diversify Afghanistan's fuel dependence on gasoline by building a natural gas filling station. Projected cost $250,000. This sounds ok till you find out their is no natural gas infrastructure in Afghanistan. Further more, there is not a single natural gas fueled vehicle in the country to use the filling station. What to do.....

Pentagon decides to retrofit 120 vehicles to use natural gas at an average cost of $700 per vehicle. We foot the bill because average Afghani yearly income is $690. So Pentagon pays some company to build the station and retrofit the vehicles. The station has two pumps and an awning. That's it!

Now the fun begins, a special Pentagon agency is created to look into overspending since 2 Trillian dollars have been spent in 10 years over Afghanistan. That's with a "T" Trillian. What they find out is that in actuality the single natural gas station cost 43 million dollars. And that everyone involved with it is gone from the Pentagon so they can not ask them any questions. Of course none of the fiscal conservative presidential candidates is concerned over this. Too busy about Mexicans and increase in minimum wage.

So, I'm not least bit worried that Apple will fail. They may move to Ireland, when country goes belly up. But they will be with us till the asteroid hits in 2036 is it? Apotheosis

 

[iapplelove]

I would imagine eventually Apple will just call it iPhone. They will stop doing numbers but who knows when.

 

[Laserducky]

If the only Android phones were Nexus phones, I think the overall impression of Android would be much different than it is now. The Nexus truly is the iPhone of the Android world. Good designs, great performance, clean software, and instant updates for multiple versions of Android.

+1. The Android market is quite fragmented unlike the market for iPhones which cater to a very specific section of the populace (tied into the Apple ecosystem, like the Apple hardware and software optimization etc).

The Android market on the other hand has a very different take on this. They have flagship phones from Samsung etc that rival the iPhone in terms of performance and specs but you also have 'budget' offerings across the board and from multiple hardware manufacturers and this I believe tends to diminish the value of the product offering(Android) in some people's minds.

Apart from all of this, it boils down to personal preferences as well. Some like Android and some like iOS !

All said and done, its fantastic to have competition as this is always good for the end consumers.

Cheers !

 

[Aston441]

I believe that serious competition could arise if Android-device manufacturers find a way to push the latest OS to every device, thus reducing some of the major complaints and issues currently plaguing Android devices. This is one of the most critically discussed issues of why people use iPhones VS Android devices. The device manufacture often bundles in ludicrous amounts of uninstallable bloatware, locks the OS down, and often implements carrier-only apps as well. Then, to make matters worse, the device may get one or two updates and that's it... You basically have to go into the device expecting that what you get out of the box is the best you will have, and you can't receive anything new from then on.

It would be like making a purchase of the 6S on iOS 9.0.2, getting all the 9.x updates, but never getting iOS 10+, even though the device is supposedly capable of receiving and working well with the new OS.

No, you're almost right.

Today, when you buy an Android device, it's like you buy an iPhone 6s plus, but it comes with iOS 8.01, while iOS 9.0 was announced a year ago, and you never get another update.

If Android adopts the iOS update model, it will be the beginning of some serious pain for Apple.