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That's not a counterpoint but a confirmation of the first part of the original argument. You just listed two examples of such apps that fail to influence Americ

by FRex 9y ago

That's not a counterpoint but a confirmation of the first part of the original argument. You just listed two examples of such apps that fail to influence America despite being huge in other countries. To make a counterpoint you need to find something popular in USA with no uptake outside of it or something that influenced USA but came from outside.

exelius 9y ago
Honestly, the iPhone is a perfect "counterpoint" if you're looking for one. Dominant in the US, but relatively marginal worldwide.
- dingo_bat 9y ago
  Look at the world-wide smartphone revenue share and tell me if you think iPhone is "marginal".
  - bildung 9y ago
    Yup, marginal (below 14%): https://www.statista.com/statistics/266136/global-market-share-held-by-smartphone-operating-systems/ https://www.statista.com/statistics/266136/global-market-sha...
    - dingo_bat 9y ago
      Key word: revenue
      - bildung 9y ago
        I can't find revenue numbers anywhere. Do you have a source?
- FRex 9y ago
  It's fairly less popular (it might have to do with high price) but nowhere near 'marginal'[0]: http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/58d04a02112f701f008b57db/heres-how-apples-iphone-sales-break-down-by-region.jpg http://static5.businessinsider.com/image/58d04a02112f701f008... It's also supposedly (I can't remember where I heard that, some tech channel on YT) the only non-Chinese brand that's popular at all in China. [0] Admittedly I have no idea for context of the picture and had to get it from google pictures since I couldn't visit business insider, I keep getting redirected to a Polish version of business insider that has NO TEXT AT ALL (?!). Also, what do people find so wrong with me pointing out that "here's 2 apps popular out of US but not in it" strengthens the "USA influences the world but not vice versa"?