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Nearly Two-Thirds of Americans Now Own at Least One Apple Product
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Any of those countries have citizens that typically refer to themselves as "Americans"?
these are the same teens who cry foul on twitter every christmas when their parents don't get them an iPhone, or even the right colour iPhone.
you can poll teens all you want. Heck, I was once one too, and many of the things I said I was going to do, or buy, was NOT in line with reality since most teens do not have their own sources of income, and those that do, due to lower wages typically paid to teens have far less disposable income to afford $750-1000 phones.
"my brother got an iPhone and I got a map of Maryland"
Lol
Almost every teen and adult in my sphere has an iPhone plus a second Apple product.
Personal anecdotes reflect nothing in terms of regional or national use.
This thread seems to have turned into a "My John Thomas is bigger then yours"
What on earth does having a wealthier family have to do with Apple products? Here in the UK, you should see the amount of chavs sporting the latest iProducts.
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Won what exactly?!
Lots of folks on this forum purchased original Apple II's in the late 1970's. I'm not quite such an old-timer as I only have an Apple II Plus. (And unlikely, but maybe there's an Apple I owner in hiding here as well.)
I own 2 cMBPs, 1 iMac (all pre-2012), 2 Apple TV2s, an original iPad, a 2017 iPad Pro 9.7", a Pencil, and 2 iPhone 4s doing music-only duties.
The newest products are the iPad Pro and Pencil, simply because my 13-year-old daughter is a visual arts creative and the Pencil is (according to her) the BEST. That very daughter refuses to use an iPhone, however, integration be damned (I tried to sell her on it, unsuccessfully).
Aside from those 2 devices, neither my kids, wife, nor I want ANY current Apple product, after 16 years of exclusivity.
Sammy Galaxy has replaced iPhones all around, and my sons and I want to be able to game, so PC Desktops are on the near horizon. The feasibility of a Hackintosh makes this even more appealing than ever.
But I'll keep my eye out for the "modular Mac Pro", and dream for a decent 17" MBP.
Thus, at least in my household, if Apple continues in their current hardware and software design direction...
Apple IS doomed.
The newest products are the iPad Pro and Pencil, simply because my 13-year-old daughter is a visual arts creative and the Pencil is (according to her) the BEST. That very daughter refuses to use an iPhone, however, integration be damned (I tried to sell her on it, unsuccessfully).
Aside from those 2 devices, neither my kids, wife, nor I want ANY current Apple product, after 16 years of exclusivity.
Sammy Galaxy has replaced iPhones all around, and my sons and I want to be able to game, so PC Desktops are on the near horizon. The feasibility of a Hackintosh makes this even more appealing than ever.
But I'll keep my eye out for the "modular Mac Pro", and dream for a decent 17" MBP.
Thus, at least in my household, if Apple continues in their current hardware and software design direction...
Apple IS doomed.
Apple’s growth will only accelerate, especially with all the negative news about cyber crime. Apple has done an excellent job both in promoting their security and implementing it. Do not see any real downside for Apple in the future.
I absolutely hate these “Surveys” I’m not sure if anyone read the article, but CNBC surveyed 800 people, which sounds like a lot, until you realize the US has over 330+ million people. 800 is a water drop in a ocean. I hate when surveys make a broad conclusion on such little evidence.
In India iPhone is definitely on the upswing, but here at the current prices, flagship iPhone models will be a phone only for the very-rich. iPhone x is about 1400 USD. (Apple exchange rate is 90 INR to USD whereas the currency exchange rate is 65 INR to USD) Talk about a poor country! The urban crowd does own a fair share of iPhones because a lot of employers give "perks" for electronics which makes buying electronics a lot more affordable.
On the other hand there are older models which pack an extremely good value. I myself got iPhone 6s 32 GB recently for 450 USD (apple exchange rate at par with currency exchange rate). iPhone SE 32 GB comes at 300 USD (cheaper in India than in US). These phones offer tremendous value at these prices. Apple does have their strategy right if you ask me. Keep something in the 350 to 500 USD range which doesn't have any obvious disadvantage (like too less a memory or too poor internals or too poor camera) and it will sell. There are several who consider an older iPhone more capable than the flagship-killer androids. And considering the sheer size of the Indian market, even a small % buying Apple products gives them tremendous volumes. I am seeing more and more iPhones. More and more reviews in Indian app store. More and more app stores.
Chinese market is a different beast of course. They have the government to contend with. And the ecosystem of social media applications there. Did the disabling of micro-transactions on WeChat have any impact on Apple yet?
(Note - prices in India based on best prices typically available on Amazon)
Most of my friends and family are on Apple devices, but I find it more interesting, that some of those friends are among my very close peer group in the technology sector, developers, writers, podcasters, all fairly well known in various [tech related] industry. We've made choices to use Apple equipment while also being pretty educated about the alternative
Yeah, outside of specific use cases, so much computing is still based around the web browser, or office apps. You could double speeds right_this_second, and a huge majority of people would still be waiting on Facebook to load
Won the most important market on earth, The United States of America.
Haha, thanks for the chuckle!
Uh yes they are. Every single product release comes with the”Apple is doomed. Fire Tim Cook” posts. Every. Single. Time.
My household would skew this sample if we were included. We have 3 Macs, an Apple TV, one Watch, 6 iPhones, and 4 iPads. Way above the 2.6 average.
Indeed! And to think it all started with Education then swiftly into the consumer market which then, help from the iPhone, bled into the enterprise markets.
Whatever happened to that "8-11%" market Apple holds, depending on who you talk to?
hehehe.Yeah, there are times a company may go down, but then that means there's opportunity to go up again (although no assurance that it will). There's also a question of "Where's the top?"
I'm not sure what "cult-themed" technology is, and why it's seemingly a problem. Various automakers have sustained cult-like followings for over 100 years. GE goes back to Thomas Edison. IBM has its roots in the 1800s. Rolex and other Swiss watchmakers sell expensive time pieces on a similar basis. What is it about a Tiffany- or Cartier-branded piece of jewelry that makes it more attractive?