BrianfromNO wrote:
They sell two models of phone, one of which is simply their last generation phone that they sell as a "value" option...on one carrier with a questionable customer service rating...and they're #3 overall. How many Nokia, RIM, and Android models are on the market? It's the #2 selling model of any smartphone, trailing only the BB Curve.
And this is what AT&T has offered for competition against the iPhone, only in recent weeks at that, a "value" option Android, the BackFlop.
AT&T has announced 5 Android models. Usually, they don't even announce the phones before they release them. I'm happy they've at least starting doing this.
I'm not brainwashed by anything. I've been using different flavors of technology dating back 25 years now, and I've just about seen it all....DOS, early and recent versions of Windows, the rise and fall of Linux, and UNIX workstations. No computer I've ever used has ever has as thoughtfully designed of a UI as my Mac. Windows 7 is, by comparison, a {keep it courteous} version of an operating system. The few things it does as well or even potentially better than Mac OS don't balance out its many other shortcomings.
Yup, seen all those myself. And the reason Mac hasn't even come close to being on top is.....cough, shortcomings, cough......
Apple's strategy isn't worldwide domination. Their margins are the envy of the industry. Despite the greater number of smartphones that Nokia sells, Apple's profits on smartphone sales are higher. Their market capitalization is greater than that of Dell's. Take those shortcomings, put them in your pipe, and smoke them.
Jonathan Ive has won - Design Musuem's Designer of the Year award at least twice (including its inaugural year); a National Design Award; an MDA Personal Achievement Award; and several Industrial Design Excellence Awards. Oh, and he was awarded something called a Commander of the British Empire by the Queen.
Interesting how all those awards haven't amounted to much sales.
Sales isn't the only bottom line. Dell can sell a million Mini's and not make much money off them. Apple laughs all the way to the bank on each & every iPad, iPhone, or Mac they sell.
Apple has been #1 in higher education for a few years. They're also the market leader in Western European higher education marketshare. Their market share has been on an uptick for several consecutive years. Are they going to achieve market share dominance? Probably not, simply for the fact that they do not compete in the value market. Their margin on computers is absolutely envied by their competitors, who not only have to sell cheaper hardware, but they have to give Microsoft a cut.
You are darn right Mac will never achieve dominance. Androids uptick seems to be pretty quick. We will check the dominance part later.
And the Android device manufacturers will continue to envy Apple their margins.
I can continue to bury you with facts. #2. The iPhone is the second best selling smartphone in the US. It took Android, what, 10 or 12 models across all 4 of the carriers to surpass iPhone OS in market share? Bravo!
And if Apple offered five more phone models, do you think sales would be five times more. No, it would probably be a little higher, but would basically be spread throughtout the models.
Apple has decided, as with most of the rest of their portfolio, on what they deem to be an optimal product mix. Having the N1 and the Incredible and the Droid isn't tripling Android sales. People are choosing one device over the other. There really isn't a market from one manufacturer for more than 2 or 3 models of any mobile device, given their remarkably narrow price range. If the iPhone opened up sales on all 4 major US carriers tomorrow, it would be one of the top 3 phones on every one.
Did you notice that Google closed their Nexus One store. They sold 135K in their first 74 days, or 865K fewer than the first, unsubsidized iPhone. The iPhone 3G sold 1 million in its first 3 days, although those were worldwide sales figures.
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