iPhone Shipments Up 13% Amid Global Smartphone Market Slowdown

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It would be interesting to see what happened if China didn't impose restrictions on iPhone usage/ownership by government officials and employees of state-owned enterprises. China also puts restrictions on some iPhone features (such as those related to Apple Intelligence) which can make the phones less appealing.

I seem to remember the Chinese did this in response to the US government banning the use of Huawei phones by US government employees.

 

[imtoretto]

economy is going to get even worse, it not gonna get any good.

 

[SFjohn]

Apple’s market share of 19% sure looks to be a monopoly… 😂

 

[webkit]

Apple’s market share of 19% sure looks to be a monopoly… 😂

Not necessarily relevant as "monopolies" (however they may be defined) are typically tied to specific countries/regions rather than global.