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The article contradicts itself; it says there's a problem, but in the long term, that iphone being 'status conferring' will ultimately prevail, meaning nullify
by marktangotango 9y ago
The article contradicts itself; it says there's a problem, but in the long term, that iphone being 'status conferring' will ultimately prevail, meaning nullify the "problem", not become dominant necessarily:
> iPhone users very rarely switch to Android, while a fair number of Android users switch to iPhone, which means that even in a saturated market Apple’s share should grow over time.
> And to be sure, an iPhone is still status-conferring: Apple is by no means doomed, and it’s possible those China numbers will turn positive this fall.
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- thogenhaven 9y agoIsnt the first point about Apple's global marketshare, and the second about China in particular?
- valuearb 9y agoIf you think status is why Apple succeeds, you don't really understand the PC or smartphone markets.
- panzer_wyrm 9y agoFor apple to succeed they have to actually make good devices. There comes a breaking point at which platform is abandoned en masse. Lets call it the lotus excel inflection. Or myspace facebook. While apple had the best hardware untill 2014 I feel they are slipping behind. Two more generations and the iphone system dying overnight is not unthinkable if they dig deeper into mediocrity.
- valuearb 9y agoI agree with this. Their entire business model is built on providing a premium experience and value to customers who value that. If customers don't see premium value from their devices, the brand will be tarnished and customers will leave. But so far I only see it happening in Macs.