That's what, about double the world Apple computer market share?
If people chose everything by such percentages, they wouldn't own a Mac.
GSM with AT&T, however an option in the future for an Unlocked GSM would be nice too, so when traveling abroad, I could use the phone without being beat in the head with a heavy AT&T bill.
Your numbers, although roughly correct, don't really have anything to do with the topic. Apple build the Mac for 100% of the market; there's no one sector of the market that can't use a Mac.
Whereas with CDMA, they're developing a phone that will only reach 14% of the worldwide market, assuming that everyone who uses CDMA technology buys a CDMA iPhone.
GSM would appear to be "the standard" around the world, with over one billion subscribers (according to gsm.org). Why build a phone that only works on so few networks?
CDMA has a grand total of 14% of the worldwide market. So, anything but that.
If you're one of those whose job depends on simultaneous voice+data, then again the GSM model would be the choice (as long as you have 3G coverage).
Because, as has been pointed out many times before, a billion poor GSM users do not magically equate to expensive smartphone + data plan users.
This has been repeatedly demonstrated by iPhone sales history in populous but poor countries, where uptake of the iPhone is often measured in mere tenths of one percent.
Contrast that to the far wealthier nations, and especially to North America with 12-16% uptake, which has accounted for half of all iPhone world sales since it came out.
The NA market potential for CDMA sales is roughly equal to most of the non-North American GSM world. In other words, the potential to be 1/3 of world sales.
Giving that market up totally to Android and others, is just bad business. Apple knows this; it's partly why they spent time trying to get Verizon interested in the original iPhone.
The NA market potential for CDMA sales is roughly equal to most of the non-North American GSM world. In other words, the potential to be 1/3 of world sales.
To be honest, I'm inclined toward CDMA. Just so I can use it at major events and not be shut out like I am with an iPhone. However, this could change if there were tons of CDMA iPhone 4's on Verizon. Hard to say.
The NA market potential for CDMA sales is roughly equal to most of the non-North American GSM world. In other words, the potential to be 1/3 of world sales.
Giving that market up totally to Android and others, is just bad business. Apple knows this; it's partly why they spent time trying to get Verizon interested in the original iPhone.
CDMA is "popular" in the US and Latin America, but the rest of the world relies on GSM. China, India, Europe (where phone penetration has exceeded 100%) all use GSM. Compare this to the US market and you have a much bigger market outside of the US than in the US.
In reality, it all depends on whether it makes economic sense. There's no point spending however many dollars on developing a CDMA phone unless revenue exceeds development cost. However, in developing a CDMA phone you're instantly taking away one of the iPhone's strengths as a "worldwide phone". I can use my GSM iPhone in the States, just try using your CDMA phone here in Ireland.
It's mute point because it doesn't matter as we are talking about the USA carriers.
What matters in this case is whether CDMA is a good service in the USA and most importantly is CDMA and the iPhone a good match in the USA?
Both CDMA and gsm at least where I live are equally reliable.
Marc
It's mute point because it doesn't matter as we are talking about the USA carriers.
What matters in this case is whether CDMA is a good service in the USA and most importantly is CDMA and the iPhone a good match in the USA?
Both CDMA and gsm at least where I live are equally reliable.
Marc
What poor billion are you referring to? China or India maybe? You seem to have forgotten all of Europe where the first GSM call was actually made. Radiolinja, in downtown Helsinki. About 700 meters from my house. Second, unlike in the US, European operators actually encourage data usage and have these really cool things called: Unlimited data contracts. I have two in fact. One for my iPhone4 (comes with a double sim which goes into my iPad) and another for my portable wifi device. Both combined cost a whopping 20 a month. All data, all the time. And then there is the rest of the world you failed to mention. The Mid East is using lots of data as is Asia. The fact that Nokia, SE, Motorola, Android, as well as Apple seem to be tapping into these markets mean that GSM is the standard because it sells better than CDMA.
What poor billion are you referring to? China or India maybe?
You seem to have forgotten all of Europe where the first GSM call was actually made. (snip)
Wow that is so far off......lol.(CDMA has) the potential to be 1/3 of world sales