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Is the upgrade cycle slowing, or are Apple et al. running out of dumbphone users to convert?

• Analemma_ 11y ago
  I think the biggest thing, and one that a lot of people are missing, is that the 6/6S phones caused a one-time burst of switchers who were only on Android because they wanted big phones and they previously couldn't get them from Apple. (Evidence: a year after the 6's release, this happened: https://theoverspill.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/premium-android-hits-the-wall-the-q2-2015-smartphone-scorecard/ https://theoverspill.wordpress.com/2015/09/01/premium-androi...) Now 1.5 years into the 6/6S cycle, almost all of them have switched, and iOS-vs-Android market share (in saturated markets) has reached a new steady-state.
• xufi 11y ago
  Actaully didnt APple come up with their own upgrade cycle with the new phone they released last year? I think that way of having people upgrade like that was a bad idea on their part since in my view you could get a better deal on a phone via your carrier even though the intention seems good getting a new phone from them