They could be counting sales to The Vatican as part of Italy. The Vatican has a purchasing requirement that products must be based on a holy relic as old as possible; in this case, Windows.
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iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Boost Apple's Customer Base in Europe, but Market Share Slightly Down in U.S.
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They could be counting sales to The Vatican as part of Italy. The Vatican has a purchasing requirement that products must be based on a holy relic as old as possible; in this case, Windows.
When I saw the title of the OP I knew you would post this. Not a criticism, just an observation. Your post is like a stubborn goat who refuses to believe the electric fence will shock him or a fish who continues to go for the bait even though he sees the gleaming hook.
These firms give the generic overview to elicit the exact response you give. If you want to see more detailed reports that break down the info into tiers, it's waiting for you behind a pay wall. The info behind that pay wall will probably validate everything you assert. But you, or somebody, has to pay for it.If this report is out, the next will undoubtedly show sales/marketshare by vendor. Same crap, different form. It will show Samsung sells the most phones.
No, it won't break it down by tiers. But it will behind that pay wall. Don't fall for it. Resist the urge. You'll only be repeating yourself next quarter.Because buyers of Apple products only buy them because they are hip whereas buyers of Samsung products buy them because they are better. Well, or so they say.
The pattern is always the same, if somebody else prefers something you consider inferior, they must do so for irrational reasons.
Too bad Windows Phone is newer than both iOS and Android.
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They do not, a Lumia 930 is much cheaper.
Car analogies, especially high end cars, don't work with phones for one simple reason: subsidies. You can get an iPhone model from as little as $0 subsidized. You can't get a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or a Segg subsidized at the cost of a Ford Focus. Peter, you said it yourself, there are too many factors involved to look at a single report and come away with a detailed reality of what the report states. Simply not enough information there.
I too hate car analogies because this forum has a history of being the worst with them. If we are going to use them they would be more appropriately applied to Macs instead of iPhones. Macs aren't typically purchased via subsidy.
What made win10 better at DPI scaling? When I was testing the preview it looked like nothing changed from win7/win8. Still 3 separate options for 3 separate DPI scaling.
The report comes out every quarter. Should they have skipped this quarter's report altogether because Apple intro'd the iP6 late in the quarter? The report you want to see is behind a pay wall. Maybe MR will cough up a subscription and everyone can then see what they want to see and ignore the rest.
The problem is the leaps in logic you made.
Apple's sales could increase and their market share could decrease. Fact.
How? If the number of people moving from dumb phones to smartphones is greater than Apple's increase then Apple's marketshare number will decrease. Especially if anecdotes about dumb phone converts choosing cheap Androids as their first smartphone are to be believed.
The report comes out every quarter. Should they have skipped this quarter's report altogether because Apple intro'd the iP6 late in the quarter? The report you want to see is behind a pay wall. Maybe MR will cough up a subscription and everyone can then see what they want to see and ignore the rest.
The problem is other reports don'T report the same info. One had Apple at 43% in the US in late august. Up from 42% the year before. How does one jibe with the other. Makes little sense does it.
You're wrong. You can get a car for $0 and a monthly payment. Almost no difference.
The US is about the only country that has technology sheep that have consumers attaching their lips on corporate cabooses.
All other countries buy products that meet their needs, not for status or bragging rights.
The report comes out every quarter. Should they have skipped this quarter's report altogether because Apple intro'd the iP6 late in the quarter? The report you want to see is behind a pay wall. Maybe MR will cough up a subscription and everyone can then see what they want to see and ignore the rest.
My point is that MR should not be putting a title that claims that new iPhone created a boost in Q3. The report is out every quarter and I find it misleading every time. It doesnt help when you take a misleading report and then add a further misleading title on an article sensationalizing the report.
You can't get a Ferrari, Lamborghini, or a Segg subsidized at the cost of a Ford Focus is what I said. Yes, you can get that Ford Focus financed at $0 down. No one on this forum compares the iPhone to a Ford (they should because they're both commodity items). It's always the aforementioned high end cars like the ones I listed. Those aren't $0 down models. You can't make the outlay equal to that of a Focus.
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They all use their own metrics. We'd have to know how they arrive at their numbers to gauge the accuracy of what they're reporting. More importantly, they are only estimates. We are the ones who interpret the numbers as if they are written in stone. We, as in some of us, not everyone of course.
Yeah, yeah, have a look at the class lawsuits against Apple, reliable hardware my foot, have a look at the number of people complaining about Apples software, that's even funnier. I own Apple products, so I know what I'm talking about.
I've never seen an Android lineup, oh, and if you think they're after quality when buying Apple, why is there a post on this forum asking people if he should buy matching Colors for his iPad and iPhone.
I've got a few Apple products, but I must admit I still get embarrassed walking into an Apple Store.
Oh I don't know, from what I read on this forum, training wheels might be needed for a while yet.
Before the beer got to me, I noticed that most of the smartphones I saw at the Oktoberfest last month were not iPhones. Same story in Frankfurt and nearby Aschaffenburg. When I got back to New York, I saw more iPhones here in one day than I did in Germany in a whole week. Same situation in Denmark and Switzerland as well. I could count the number of my relatives (close to 30) with an iPhone on one hand. With the exception of the UK, Android rules over there and I don't see that changing much anytime soon.
Then again, you should be proud that you belong to a relatively exclusive club over there and don't have to worry about "everyone" owning an iPhone like here.
Yeah, and I thought the Japanese liked small things.
We'll see if the iPhone 6/6 Plus changes that.
Why would you say something that makes no sense? All Smartphones are all about the same price. I could easily afford an iPhone whatever but I prefer android devices. BTW my work phone is use more than my personal and it is a iPhone 4S.