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In every major market Apple competes in they have never looked healthier, and their competition has never looked weaker and with so few cards left to play. I d
by notNow 11y ago
In every major market Apple competes in they have never looked healthier, and their competition has never looked weaker and with so few cards left to play.
I don't think so. The iPad, iPod and iTunes sales are suffering and the Apple Watch and Apple Music are lagging and facing huge obstacles in making headway in the market.
So, this leaves Apple with the iPhone and Mac products that are keeping it afloat and if we factor into our calculations that the iPhone is getting old and slowly tiring, we can see that Apple will be in for a bumpy ride in the next 5 - 10 years that it should be ready for.
- simonh 11y agoIt's true that iPad sales seem to have reached saturation point, but competing tablets aren't making any more significant headway either. It's peaking as a market segment, but it's a segment still thoroughly dominated by the iPad. iTunes sales are also peaking because streaming is taking over. It's too early to say how well Apple Music is doing, but there's no indication it's in trouble. Apple Watch has significantly expanded the smart watch market and taken over 75% of it. What is that supposed to be lagging exactly? As for the iPhone, the latest models are as fresh as ever and the whole point of the article this thread is based on is how spectacularly successful it is. What gives you the impression that it's in any way tiring? Sales? Revenue? Margin? All as healthy as ever. The demise of the iPhone has been predicted for all the 8 years it's been on the market, but the fact is there's no indication that it's anywhere near peaking yet.