Because of a large number of existing data hungry android users on sprint, the overall increase of heavy data users isn't likely to be as significant as you think it is.
I don't think Sprints network is going to grind to a halt. So "significant" is probably a subjective assessment in this case. What I do think is Sprint will go to tiers. There's no logical reason to think they won't, especially if they get the iPhone. It sold 2M+ in its first full quarter of availability on Verizon...it always sells 2M+ every quarter on AT&T...why wouldn't it sell 2M+ on Sprint, especially if they're offering unlimited data to start. We can talk when it happens haha...zero chance that Sprint will remain unlimited forever. Don't believe everything Hesse says about caring for his customers and all that feel good stuff.
Don't need to. All that matters is the overall growth of high data users.
Yes, precisely. And the overall growth of high data users will grow if/when Sprint gets an iPhone. And by "grow" I don't mean they'll get 20 more users, they'll get millions of users, much more then their "4G" android phones, combined. It's happened on Verizon and ATT, what logical reason do have that it won't happen on Sprint? iPhone outsold all the 4G phones on Verizon, combined 2:1. No reason that won't happen on Sprint.
Market share is comprised of those carrier numbers, so they have everything to do with it. On Verizon, where android had a lead on iOS, it retains that lead. Android has a similar lead on iOS on any carrier apple decides to release the iphone. Thus, it is not readily apparent that all that keeps apple from having an overall US market share lead is just not being on all carriers.
Marketshare is irrelevant to the original point. In this off-topic subthread that we're now discussing, yes its relevant.
For the 15th time haha, Apple is not going to take over marketshare in the US or the world again. No one is arguing that. What happens globally or in the US is irrelevant to the original argument. The iPhone is not going to go to Sprint, and then a month later we find out that Apple now has 60% share while Android is plummeting. I made two points in this thread, and we've gone so far off topic now that it doesn't make sense. My two points were first that iPhone will be the best selling phone on Sprint, consequently, iOS share in the US will go up (that does not mean Apple will have 70% share next quarter). The second point was that Sprint won't be able to sustain unlimited if it gets the iPhone, because it will have 1 million people using their 4G Android phones, and 2 million using their iPhone (made up numbers) and eventually they'll realize there's far more money to be made with tiers.
My first point is a given. iPhone is going to be their best selling phone. This is not a shock, not a surprise, not an opinion. it's a given. It's going to happen. If Sprint gets the iPhone the iPhone will be their best selling phone.
My second point remains to be seen (whether they move to tiers, not whether iPhone will outsell the 4G phones, that's a given). However, again, there's no logical reason why it wouldn't happen. The illogical reason of course is that Dan Hesse is a philanthropist who would rather take care of his customers then improve the company's bottom line.
The whole unlimited thing is a marketing strategy right now (obviously). Why would you go to Sprint for an iPhone if Verizon, the clear cut better network, also has one? Unlimited data of course (unlimited data that you won't use, but that sounds good to the ear). IT won't last
....not how it works, buddy.
